[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2017-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 KUWAIT: Appeal 'hearing' in Shamlan's death row case set for Jan 17 The Court of Appeals postponed until Jan 17, 2018 the hearing on the appeal against the lower court's death penalty ruling on Abdul-Aziz Al- Shamlan who is accused of running over, stabbing and murdering

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ARK., KAN., NEV., CALIF., USA

2017-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 ARKANSASimpending exexcution Arkansas high court rules prisons agency must identify manufacturer of execution drug Arkansas' highest court has ruled state prison officials must identify the manufacturer of one of the lethal injection drugs they plan to use to put a

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

2017-11-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Nov. 3 TEXAS: Lawyers agree to DNA testing in Swearingen's death row case After years of courtroom wrangling, lawyers from both sides are finally agreeing to move forward with DNA testing in the 1998 rape and murder of Montgomery College student Melissa Trotter. The agreement,