Oct. 7
PENNSYLVANIA:
Johnson appeal denied
The United States Supreme Court denied Christopher Johnson's petition for writ
of certiorari on Monday, 1 day and 3 years after he was given the death
penalty.
Johnson, now 32, was given the death penalty by a Lancaster jury in Adams
Oct. 7
FIJI:
EU welcomes Fiji's abolishment of death penalty
Fiji has been praised for being the 99th country in the world to have joined
the ranks to abolish the death penalty of all crimes. The European Union has
welcomed Fiji's decision to abolish the death penalty through the R F
Oct. 7
SOUTH AFRICA/MALAYSIA:
Govt bids to save SA drug smuggler
The South African government has requested a meeting with the Malaysian
government in a bid to save a South African drug smuggler from the death
penalty.
Deon Cornelius was sentenced to death by a Malaysian court in
Oct. 7
OHIO:
Ohio bill would spare severely mentally ill from execution
A person judged to suffer from severe mental illness at the time of a killing
that could result in a death sentence would be spared from capital punishment
under a bill before Ohio lawmakers.
The proposed
Oct. 7
MONTANA:
Judge Blocks Montana From Using Drug in Executions
A judge on Tuesday blocked Montana from using a particular drug in lethal
injections, effectively halting executions in the state until an adequate
substitute can be found or lawmakers change the law.
The barbiturate
Oct. 7
TEXAS:
With his last words, a killer apologized to his victim's widow. Could she
forgive him?
On Sept. 17, 1998, Juan Martin Garcia fatally shot Hugo Solano during a
robbery. Garcia was a 18-year-old gang member with a long rap sheet and a
reputation for violence. Solano was
