[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2011-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 IRANexecution Spurned fiancé hanged in Iran for murder A man convicted of killing 3 relatives of the woman he wanted marry because they rejected his proposal was hanged on Thursday in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported. The man, identified by his initials ZK, was

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, NEB., CONN, . N.C., USA, ARIZ.

2011-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 OHIO: Judge concerned by fairness of Ohio death penalty The retired judge overseeing the 1st review of Ohio’s 30-year-old death penalty law said Thursday he is concerned whether the state’s law is being properly applied. James Brogan, a former state appeals court judge, also sa

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.Y., CALIF., S.C.

2011-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 TEXASimpending execution Hank Skinner, Texas Death Row Inmate, One Week From Execution Despite Untested Evidence A week from yesterday, Texas death row inmate Henry "Hank" Skinner is scheduled to be executed for the 1995 murders of Twila Busby and her 2 adult sons. If th