[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----VA., FLA., ALA., MISS., LA., TENN., MO.

2016-10-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 14 VIRGINIA: Defense attorneys: Lloyd Welch Jr. should not face death penalty if convicted of killing Lyon sisters Defense attorneys say the man accused of killing 2 sisters should not face the death penalty. Lloyd Welch Jr. is charged with murdering the Lyon sisters in 1975.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----NEB., OKLA., NEV., CALIF.

2016-10-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 14 NEBRASKA: Death row opponents speak in Dakota City Death row exoneree Ray Krone and Beatrice 6 county attorney Randall Ritnour made an appearance in Dakota City Monday night to discuss their different experiences but similar position on the death penalty. Their goal was to

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-10-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 14 BELARUS: Europe's last dictatorship brings back the death penaltyBelarus has resumed sentencing people to death, just 8 months after the EU dropped sanctions, a study has found. The last European country to retain capital punishment has resumed sentencing people to death