[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----ILLINOIS

2008-09-28 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 27 ILLINOIS: Damm's defense targets 'inconsistencies'Attorney challenges testimony of 'hit man' In Galena, the man who said he was hired as a hit man by David Damm finished his testimony Thursday. Bruce Burt, 59, of Waterloo, Iowa, took the stand for the 2nd straight day to

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----TEXAS, MO., FLA., KAN.

2008-09-28 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 28 TEXAS: Former Collin judge, prosecutor's intimacy may affect more than a single death row case Recent confirmation of a long-rumored romance between a former Collin County district attorney and a former judge could lead to allegations of unfair trials in hundreds of cases, but

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----worldwide

2008-09-28 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 28 INDIA: Man on death row gets 2-yr RI for jail break bid 12 years after Jeetu alias Jitya Nayansingh Gehlot of Rajasthan, an accused in the Rathi multiple murder case, attacked a jailer and tried to escape from the Yerawada central prison, a magistrate court on Friday sentenced