[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., OHIO, OKLA., S. DAK., CALIF., USA

2015-06-17 Thread Rick Halperin
June 17 TEXAS: Texas Prosecutor Disbarred for Illegally Sending A Man to Death Row The legal profession is a noble and time-honored one, despite high-profile examples of a few bad apples. At their best, lawyers constitute the thin line between justice and tyranny. Even fictional Los

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., OHIO, OKLA.

2008-10-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 6 TEXAS: Mayor Cook on guitar against Texas' death penalty In a dark blue pin-striped suit, crisp white dress shirt, snug red tie and shiny brown dress shoes, El Paso Mayor John Cook sure didn't look like any folk singer. But he slung one knee over the other, braced his guitar and