[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----GEORGIA

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
June 20 GEORGIAexecution Georgia carries out execution of condemned killer Marion Wilson Marion Wilson was declared dead at 9:52 p.m. after being put to death tonight by lethal injection for a murder committed more than 2 decades ago. The execution was carried out shortly

[Deathpenalty] Press Release: GEORGIA CLEARS WAY FOR THE U.S.’S 1,500TH EXECUTION

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2019 GEORGIA CLEARS WAY FOR THE U.S.’S 1,500TH EXECUTION ATLANTA -- With the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denial of clemency for death row prisoner Marion Wilson, Jr., the State of Georgia has cleared the way for his June 20th execution. Barring any

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
June 20 BELARUS: Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the execution of Alyaksandr Zhylnikau in Belarus The Committee of Ministers deeply deplores the execution of Mr Alyaksandr Zhylnikau, announced on 13 June 2019. It calls on the Belarussian authorities not to carry out

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----MO., UTAH, NEV., CALIF., USA

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
June 20 MISSOURI: Missouri woman to spend life in prison after plea agreement A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting that prosecutors had evidence to convict her of killing a mentally disabled man in what authorities believe was part of a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., S.C., GA., FLA., ALA.

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
June 20 TEXASnew execution date Randall Mays has received an execution date for October 16; it should be considered serious. (source: MC/RH) * Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present43 Executions in Texas: Dec. 7,