[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, CONN., PENN., VA., GA.

2013-07-11 Thread Rick Halperin
July 11 TEXASimpending executions Death Watch: 501 and 502; After a short break, Texas resumes executions Just 4 days before Thanksgiving 2002, John Quintanilla walked into the Action Amusement Center in Victoria, Texas, wearing a mask and gloves and brandishing a high-powered

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ALA., MISS., LA., ARK., IND., MO.

2013-07-11 Thread Rick Halperin
July 11 ALABAMA: Jury recommends death penalty for Calhoun Co. capital murder suspect A jury recommends the death penalty for a man convicted of killing a Calhoun County school teacher. It took the jury less than 3 hours to recommend that sentence for suspect Nicholas Smith.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OKLA., COLO., ARIZ., CALIF., USA, US MIL.

2013-07-11 Thread Rick Halperin
July 11 OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma seeks new hearing on voided death penalty Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to overturn a man's murder convictions and death sentences. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide----CAN., LEB., KEN., TANZAN., PAKIS., IRAQ

2013-07-11 Thread Rick Halperin
July 11 CANADA: Canada to extradite Edmonton terror suspect, lawyer says The federal government plans to extradite a Canadian citizen to the United States to face terrorism charges, says his lawyer. Sayfildin Tahir Sharif is accused of conspiracy to kill Americans and of