[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 VIETMAN: 3 Vietnamese face death for trafficking meth Vietnam's tough laws have not managed to stop drug trafficking crimes from getting rampant. Photo by Vietnam Plus The ring mailed 5 kilos from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City using an express courier in April 2015. A court in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, OHIO, TENN., NEB., N.MEX., UTAH., CALIF., USA

2016-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 TEXAS: Texas judge confronts 'serious deficiencies' in death penalty cases The state broke its longest streak without an execution. But the highest criminal court has issued multiple late stays - and the legal process may be changing At the time, in the state that

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 INDONESIA: Pakistani convict Zulfiqar Ali is innocent, must be released soon: Komnas HAM The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is calling for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to pardon Pakistani death row inmate Zulfiqar Ali, saying he is innocent and should be

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----NEB., N.MEX., CALIF., USA

2016-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 NEBRASKA: Death Penalty should not exist in Nebraska Mention the 2016 election and you'll likely get a negative, perhaps even dismissive reaction from most people. Looking at the Presidential race, this is understandable. However, Nebraskans have a unique chance to do

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, GA., FLA., MISS., OHIO, TENN.

2016-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 TEXAS: Texas inmate Duane Buck argues he received death sentence due to his race The Supreme Court left little doubt Wednesday that it will side with a black Texas prison inmate who argues improper testimony about his race tainted his death sentence. The justices often are