TEXAS SET TO EXECUTE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL MAN
Scott Panetti, a 56-year-old man whose serious mental illness predated and
contributed to the 1992
double murder for which he was sent to death row, and which infected his trial
and persists to this
day, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on
Nov. 18
LEBANON:
Fist fight erupts as court postpones Abra trials
The trial of Abra detainees ended Tuesday in a clash between 1 of the suspects
and the police as the military court decided to postpone the trial until Dec.
2, judicial sources said.
The military court delayed the tria
Nov. 18
NEBRASKA:
Death-row inmate files appeal in federal court
A Gering, Nebraska, man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a
15-year-old newspaper delivery girl in 2003 is asking a federal judge to set
aside his death penalty conviction.
Jeffrey Hessler filed a writ of habe
Nov. 18
PENNSYLVANIA:
Northampton County judge delays death sentence of Michael Ballard
A Northampton County judge on Tuesday delayed the execution of 5-time killer
Michael Ballard so the death row inmate could try to enter lawsuits challenging
Pennsylvania's lethal injection methods.
Nov. 18
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Syrian drug smuggler beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia today beheaded a Syrian convicted of drug trafficking, official
media said, bringing to 68 the number of people executed this year despite
international concern.
"Talal Ali Qassem was captured
Nov. 18
OHIO:
Fast-tracked bill would shield execution drug
Opponents have lined up to testify against a fast-tracked legislative proposal
to shield the names of companies whose drugs are used for lethal injections in
Ohio.
The bill introduced a week ago and already set for a vote lat
