[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-06-02 Thread Rick Halperin
June 2 PHILIPPINES: Int'l group of jurists tells Duterte, reinstating death penalty is a huge setback An international organization of judges has written an open letter addressed to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to express their concern over his plan to reinstate death penalty.

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

2016-06-02 Thread Rick Halperin
June 2 KENTUCKY: Competency of man accused in 6-year-old's stabbing death questioned The family of a central Kentucky boy who was killed during a home invasion was back in court Wednesday to face his accused killer. Ronald Exantus, 32, is accused of killing 6-year-old Logan Tipton in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, CONN., GA., LA., OHIO

2016-06-02 Thread Rick Halperin
June 2 TEXAS: Coryell will seek death penalty in child's death A Gatesville man with a history of arrests for sexually abusing children was indicted on a capital murder charge Wednesday in the January death of a 2-year-old boy. Chet Shelton, 27, of Gatesville, was arrested and