April 17
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
Appeal court upholds death penalty of boy's killerAbu Dhabi appellate court
convicts boy's uncle of raping and killing him; case will now go to apex court
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the death sentence
awarded to a
April 17
NEBRASKA:
Pardons Board denies clemency hearing for death-row inmate Carey Dean Moore
The Nebraska Board of Pardons removed an obstacle to the state's 1st execution
in 21 years Tuesday by denying a clemency hearing for death-row inmate Carey
Dean Moore.
Gov. Pete Ricketts,
April 16
PAKISTAN:
PHC admits appeals in Mashal lynching case
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday admitted for hearing appeals
challenging the verdict of an anti-terrorism court in Mashal Khan lynching
case.
A 2-judge bench of the high court issued notices to all parties
April 17
TEXAS:
Northeast Texas man on death row for strangling girlfriend turned down by
The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Daniel Acker's appeal on Monday.
A northeast Texas man convicted of strangling his girlfriend moved one step
closer to a possible execution date after the U.S.
