August 20
TEXAS:
Convicted Murderer To Miss Date With Death
The twice convicted killer of two little girls from Frederick in 1987 will
more than likely miss his date with lethal injection. Earlier this week,
Gilberto Martinez was back in Tillman County for a competency hearing.
That's
August 20
TEXAS:
Lil' Quin's mother urges death penalty for shooter
The mother of a 13-year-old boy possibly killed over a gambling debt said
Friday that she wants the boy's accused killer to face the death penalty.
Tina Kelley said the assailant in her son Quinton Carter's murder should
URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE
--
20 August 2004
Further Information on UA 209/04 issued 24 June 2004 and
re-issued 12 July 2004; 5 August 2004
Death penalty/fear of imminent execution/legal concern
INDONESIA
Meirika Franola, alias Ola (f), aged 34, Indonesian
Aug. 21
TEXASjuvenile faces death penalty
Jury selection starts for murder case
Jury selection began Friday in the capital murder trial of a man charged
with robbing and killing an 81-year-old San Antonio woman in December
2001.
The state is seeking the death penalty against Paul
August 22
TEXAS:
DNA casts shadow of doubt on convictionReview suggests HPD mishandled
George Rodriguez's 1987 case, in the lab and elsewhere
The DNA has already proved my innocence, so why are they still holding
me? George Rodriguez, sentenced to 60 years in prison for the rape and
August 23
INDONESIA:
Thai convict on death row wishes to meet with Thai envoy
Thai national Namsong Sirilak, who is on death row at a women's prison
here, hopes to meet with Thai Ambassador to Indonesia Athehara Seriputra,
her lawyer said on Sunday.
Namsong made the request after
August 23
MARYLAND:
Time for Steele to Stand Up
It's time that Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele (R) ended his reticence
and inaction on the death penalty.
Steele campaigned as a new Republican who believed in inclusion and who
was committed to racial justice. He promoted his long-held
August 23
INDIA:
Indian state has 55 convicts on death row, but no executioner
The lawless eastern Indian state of Bihar has a total of 55 convicts on
death row but no executioner, it was reported on Monday.
One of the death row inmates, 70-year-old Shobhit Chamaar, has already
spent 13
August 23
VIETNAM:
Vietnam to Try Woman Serial Killer
Vietnam is set to try a 48-year-old woman who confessed to poisoning 13
people in what might be the country's 1st prosecution of a serial killer.
Le Thanh Van, who will face a court on Aug. 24, told police she used
cyanide to murder
August 23
IDAHO:
Former death row inmate to be paroled
1 of only 2 women ever sentenced to Idaho's death row has won parole.
48-year-old Karla Yvonne Windsor is scheduled for parole on December 1st.
The parole board agreed to her release last week based on her nearly
spotless prison
August 24
INDIA:
Death penalty: a retributive justice or restitution?
When the President, A P J Kalam, turned down Dhananjoy Chatterjees mercy
petition earlier this month, he is believed to have gone by the advice of
the Union home ministry and the attorney-general. Both felt that the
August 23
IRAN:
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPublic Statement
AI Index: MDE 13/036/2004 (Public)
News Service No: 210
23 August 2004
IRAN: Amnesty International outraged at reported execution of a 16 year
old girl
Amnesty International today expressed its outrage at the reported
August 24
TEXAS:
Rosenthal unswayed by new DNA evidence--New findings in 1987 rape case
needs further investigation, DA says
Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal said Monday he finds new
DNA evidence in a 1987 rape case unconvincing and that his office must do
a thorough
August 24
NORTH CAROLINA:
Judge issues new sentence to death row inmate -- life without parole
Still professing his innocence, death row inmate Donald John Scanlon was
resentenced Monday to life in prison without parole for the apparent 1996
asphyxiation slaying of retired Durham
August 24
EQUATORIAL GUINEA/SOUTH AFRICA:
SA won't allow death penalty
South Africa said on Tuesday that it will intervene if its citizen Nick du
Toit is sentenced to death in Equatorial Guinea on charges of plotting to
topple its long-time leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Du Toit and 17
URGENT ACTION APPEAL UPDATE
--
24 August 2004
Further Information on UA 236/03 issued 8 August
2003
Torture or ill-treatment/ Possible unfair trial/ Death
penalty new concern: Imminent execution
IRAN
Esmail Mohammadi (m), aged 39, member of the Komala party
August 24
TEXAS:
The Board of Pardons Paroles has voted 6-0 against recommending clemency
for James Allridge.
ILLINOIS:
Judge moves drowning trials
In Clinton, a woman and her former boyfriend will be tried separately in
the deaths of her 3 children who drowned in a submerged car,
August 25
TEXAS:
Appeals filed to halt 2 executions
Condemned inmate Jasen Shane Busby looked to the courts to halt his
scheduled Wednesday evening lethal injection for a double slaying in
Cherokee County more than 9 years ago.
Busby, 28, of Tyler, was the 1st of 2 prisoners set for
August 25
CALIFORNIA:
Calif. Jury Told Peterson Never Professed Love
Murder defendant Scott Peterson's former mistress, Amber Frey, on Tuesday
conceded under cross-examination in the trial that has drawn widespread
attention that the fertilizer salesman never professed his love for her.
August 25
INDIANA:
Jury views graphic images in death penalty trialCOURTS: Defense
protests use of slide show of victim's body, blood.
In Hammond, government prosecutors brought a federal jury into the bloody
crime scene of Frank Freund's killing Tuesday by using a color slide show.
August 25
TEXAS:
VICTIM: IT WAS NOT CONSENSUAL; IT WAS RAPE
(EDITORS NOTE: It is the policy of the Tyler Morning Telegraph to protect
the identities of victims of sexual assault. However, Nikki Ansley Dement
went public with the details with the Tyler newspaper and gave her
permission to
August 25
TEXASexecution
Inmate executed for double slaying
Condemned inmate Jasen Shane Busby was executed today for the fatal
shooting of 2 teenage girls more than 9 years ago in Cherokee County in
East Texas.
About 2 1/2 hours before he was scheduled to be strapped to the death
August 25
INDIA:
Children die imitating execution
India's 1st execution in 13 years has claimed an additional toll of at
least 2 children dead in mishaps as they re-enacted the highly publicised
hanging of a man convicted of raping and murdering a schoolgirl.
2 weeks ago, 41-year-old
August 25
TEXASnew execution date
Frederick McWilliams has been given an execution date of November 10; the
date should be considered serious.
(source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
August 26
TEXASimpending execution
Remorseful store clerk killer set to die Thursday
Condemned inmate James Allridge describes himself as quiet, not so much a
talker but a doer, and a workaholic.
Life takes us on a bunch of different courses, Allridge says. You just
have to try to
Aug. 26
OKLAHOMAimpending execution
Workman Execution Scheduled For ThursdayConvicted Killer Maintains
Innocence As Execution Nears
Rebecca Griffitts still goes outside to listen to the trees when she feels
stressed. It's a trick she learned from her 2-year-old daughter.
Some
August 26
RWANDA:
Rwanda Willing to Replace Death Penalty for Transferred Cases
Rwanda's ambassador to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda(ICTR) said his country is very much willing to negotiate about
the death penalty for the cases to be transferred in order
August 26
TEXAS:
Condemned man deserves a chance to live
Justice in Texas is served by executing hardened criminals who make no
progress in rehabilitating themselves, and prisoners who get an education
and demonstrate a willingness to rehabilitate.
This makes no sense. Yet, it is how
August 27
INDONESIA:
Death sentence sought for smuggler
Prosecutors demanded on Thursday that Tangerang District Court sentence
Daniel Enemou -- a 28-year-old Nigerian citizen -- to death, and fine him
Rp 50 million (US$5,435) for smuggling 1,150 grams of heroin into the
country from
August 27
MISSISSIPPI:
Retardation claim is deniedState high court also revises decision on
hearings for mentally retarded inmates
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday refused to allow condemned
inmate William L. Wiley to pursue a claim of mental retardation in DeSoto
County.
August 27
CHINA:
China Forces Woman into Abortion so She Can Face Execution
29-year-old Ma Weihua was reported to have been forced by Chinese police
to have an abortion last February, shortly after her arrest for smuggling
drugs. She was transporting 1.6 kg of heroin for a friend and is
August 27
TEXAS:
NEW EVIDENCE FUROR HITS HPDMislabeled boxes may be final straw for
full-scale probe
The Houston Police Department has discovered evidence from thousands of
cases that was improperly tagged and lost in its property room, Chief
Harold Hurtt said Thursday, suggesting
August 27
KENTUCKYfemale could face death penalty
2 Martin County People Could Face the Death Penalty
2 Martin County people could face the death penalty after a couple was
murdered.
Clarence Raines Jr. and Nancy Messer are charged with killing an elderly
Tomahawk couple.
Robert
August 27
SOUTH KOREA:
Assembly Approves First Female Supreme Court Justice
The National Assembly on Monday approved Kim Young-ran, 48, as the
nation's 1st female Supreme Court justice by a landslide vote.
Of the 271 lawmakers participating in the vote on the bill on Kim's
nomination,
August 28
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Death penalty to be sought in officer's slaying
Indictments against Mikal Deen Mahdi will be taken before a grand jury for
consideration Monday in the 1st steps towards seeking the death penalty
against the Virginia man.
First Circuit Solicitor Robby Robbins
TEXAS:
On August 22, 2004, on C-Pod of Death Row, a prisoner, having a problem
he needed addressed, requested that the wing officers call a Sergeant to
the pod. When he inquired later if the Sergeant had been called, he was
told, They are outside barbecuing right now, and as long as they
August 28
CALIFORNIA:
Cooper blood tests to proceedCOURT: The judge orders two sets, from a
scientist with the defense and one with the prosecution.
A federal judge on Friday ordered attorneys in the Kevin Cooper case to
proceed quickly with a set of controversial blood tests, which
Francis A. Boyle
Law Building
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, Ill. 61820 USA
217-333-7954 (voice)
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- Original Message -
From: Francis Boyle fbo...@law.uiuc.edu
To: Nobel Peace Prize for Ryan nppr...@compar.com
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004
August 29
ILLINOIS:
From death row to freedom -- Inmate N72890
Randy Steidl walked out of the Danville Correctional Center a free man May
28 after spending 17 years in prison, 12 of them on death row, for a
gruesome double murder that left a newlywed Paris, Ill., couple dead and
their
August 30
SOUTH AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
South African arms dealer faces death over failed coup
A South African arms dealer held in Equatorial Guinea for his part in an
alleged plot to overthrow the President of the oil-rich state will learn
today if he is to be executed.
In an
August 30
TEXASimpending execution
Texas set for 1st execution of African-American woman
A Dec. 1 execution date has been set for a Houston woman who would be the
1st African-American woman put to death since Texas resumed capital
punishment in 1982.
Frances Elaine Newton, now 39,
August 30
INDIA:
Death by design
Ever since Dhananjoy Chatterjee was executed in Calcutta a fortnight ago,
my brain has been reeling from the arguments and counter-arguments we
heard in the run-up to the hanging.
Most of the controversies that were created by those opposed to Dhananjoys
Dear Friends,
Today I have some urgent news to share. For some of you it may be
shocking to read but hasn''t this whole death penalty process been
shocking in itself? Not many updates have been sent out lately as legal
and political endeavours are still pending and being formulated but I''d
Francis A. Boyle
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-Original Message-
From: Abolish - The Mailing List For People Working to Abolish the Death
Penalty
August 30
TEXAS:
Friends---
here is a note I received earlier today
**
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:46:22 -0500
From: Peter Soby, Jr. ps...@earthlink.net
To: rhalp...@mail.smu.edu
Subject: Help me make an impact on
NCADP: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
UPCOMING EXECUTIONS
9/9 James Reid (VA) TAKE ACTION
www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=133
9/21 Andrew Flores (TX) TAKE ACTION
www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=134
August 30
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial
In Columbia, a man has been sentenced to death for the kidnapping and
killing of Barry Donovan's wife. Now he is preparing for the trial of a
second man accused in her murder.
Jury selection began Monday in
August 31
SOUTH AFRICA:
1 of 2 women on death row appeals sentence
Judgment of 1 of the only 2 women still on death row was reserved in the
Supreme Court of Appeal today. Sarah Lambani and Daniel Musingadi, her
co-accused, have applied to the Appeal Court in Bloemfontein to set aside
August 31
TEXAS:
BEST DEFENSE Career spent helping the poorTexas' 1st public defender
calls it quits after 30 years of service
Houston's federal public defenders:
- The beginning : Office started in 1974 with 5 attorneys.
- And now : 54 attorneys.
- Case load : Handles about
August 1
LOUISIANA:
Trial to Begin for Suspect in Killings in Louisiana
When Geralyn DeSoto was stabbed and beaten to death in her home in January
2002, the case did not generate many headlines. At the time, it had not
been linked to the serial killings that were terrorizing south
Sept. 2
MISSISSIPPI:
ACLU tours penitentiary unit, calls for upgrades in other areas
Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union called Wednesday for the
state to extend court-ordered improvements to Parchman's death row to
other areas of the unit where some of Mississippi's most
Sept. 2
CALIFORNIA:
Police: Peterson Repeatedly Visited Bay
Prosecutors say Scott Peterson was so worried his wife's body would
surface in San Francisco Bay that he visited the area several times after
reporting her disappearance. Defense lawyers say he was simply checking on
the search
SEPTEMBER 2004 EXECUTION ALERTS
[NOTE---new execution date of Sept. 30, David Hocker, Alabama--volunteer]
Scheduled Executions:
Sept. 9: James Reid (VA):
http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1
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Sept. 21: Andrew Flores (TX)
Friends:
the following item is just in:
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TENNESSEE:
Just wanted to let you all know that the federal district court issued a
stay of execution for Philip. We don't know when or if the stay will
appeal to the 6th Circuit. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for
Sept. 3
INDIA:
Man challenges life term, SC asks why not death penalty
A man, convicted of murdering his wife and cutting her body into pieces,
was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Tamil Nadu trial court. The
conviction and sentence was upheld by the High Court.
Not satisfied with the
Sept. 3
TENNESSEE:
Death Penalty Delay
Philip Workman has come within days of death 3 times before so delays are
not unexpected. In January of 2004, Aubrey Stoddard told us, Its really
disgusting, but it doesn't surprise me anymore. I really expected it.
Stoddard was shot by Workman the
Sept. 3
INDIA:
71 on death row in Uttar Pradesh jails
Lucknow, As many as 71 convicts are on death row in different jails in
Uttar Pradesh, where no one has been hanged to death in the past 15 years.
The mercy appeals of 11 of the convicts have been pending with the
president for some
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
18-year-old shooting victim feared gang members
The police call to the little brick house in the 400 block of Mayberry
Avenue early Thursday was at least the 10th one authorities have responded
to since the beginning of the year.
The drive-by shooting that took 2 teenage
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
Slain boy's mother, grandmother urge life sentence if man convicted
In Plainview, Johnny Rivera Jr., 25, learned Thursday morning that he will
not face the death penalty when he goes to trial on capital murder charges
for the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
At
Sept. 4
ILLINOIS:
Another of Burge's men joins those pleading 5thDetective cites
constitutional right 20 times
A Chicago police detective Friday joined three former colleagues and their
onetime supervisor, fired police Cmdr. Jon Burge, in reluctantly taking
the 5th Amendment when
Sept. 4
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Eq.Guinea will not seek death penalty for Thatcher
Equatorial Guinea will guarantee not to seek the death penalty if it
decides to request the extradition of Margaret Thatcher's son in
connection with a suspected coup plot, its state prosecutor said on
Sept. 5
KANSAS:
Death penalty unlikely for BTK
If he's ever caught and prosecuted, Wichita's most notorious serial killer
would be tried under the laws that were in effect when his crimes
occurred.
If Wichita's BTK strangler were ever caught, convicted and sentenced for
his crimes, it's
Sept. 6
NEW JERSEY:
State appeals to reinstate death penalty
Death was swift for Maria P. Marshall, but not for the man who
orchestrated her murder.
Though he was sentenced to die more than 18 years ago, there is no
execution in sight for Robert O. Marshall, the Toms River insurance
Sept. 6
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY:
Father and son facing death row for 'collaboration' with Israel
A Palestinian father and his son are facing the death sentence after being
accused by the Palestinian Authority of collaborating with Israel.
Muhammad Abu Kainas and his son, Rami, of Gaza
Sept. 8
CALIFORNIA:
Police testify on Peterson tips
Prosecutors in Scott Peterson's murder trial sought Tuesday to counter
defense claims that police were so eager to charge their client with his
wife's killing that they ignored other credible tips.
2 investigators testified that in
Sept. 8
INDIA:
HC confirms death penalty in minors murders case UNI Mumbai Sept 8: The
Bombay High Court today confirmed the death penalty given to two women
recently by the Kolhapur sessions court for kidnapping minors in
Maharashtra and using them to commit theft before killing them.
A
Sept. 11
TEXAS:
Citizens to learn law enforcement procedures in Prosecutor Academy
After years of answering questions at parties about the criminal justice
system, Collin County District Attorney John Roach saw a need for some
sort of class, and so the Citizen Prosecutor Academy met for
Sept. 11
INDIAnew death sentences
Death sentence for murderer
A Patiala House court on Friday pronounced death sentence on a murder
accused, terming the crime he had committed 4 years ago as the rarest of
rare cases.
The order for death by the gallows came even as the row over
FriendsI forward the following for your information
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 16:25:35 +0100
From: Brian Crowther brian.crowth...@ntlworld.com
Subject: Waiting to Die ..
Fellow Abolitionists
With his most recent letter to me, my friend
Sept. 12
CALIFORNIA:
San Quentin Inmates Say Sept. 11 Transformed Them
Many inmates at San Quentin prison haven't been outside its towering
barbed-wire fence for decades. Yet, like many other Americans, they say
their lives were transformed by the Sept. 11 attacks.
It brought back my
Sept. 12
PHILIPPINES:
Is there a death penalty doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church?
Since St. Peters times to the present reign of Pope John Paul II, theres
no record in the archives of the Vatican that the Roman Catholic Church
has a doctrine against the death penalty. Why then is the
Sept. 13
PHILIPPINES:
SC recalls death sentence due to question of quorum
The Supreme Court has recalled its decision affirming the death sentence
on a rape convict after the defendant pointed out that only 7 of the 14
high court justices signed the ruling affirming his conviction.
In a
Friends---
I have received the following note (below)---please respond directly to
Paul if you have any pertinent information regarding his query.thanks!
*
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:45:02 -0500
From: Paul
Texas Moratorium Network has set up an Action Alert to assist those of
you who might be having some difficulty getting your letter together to
the Texas Board of Criminal Justice expressing your disapproval of their
refusal to discuss the feasability of TVs for death row. There is a
letter that
Sept. 13
BULGARIA:
On the sidelines of a 2-day informal meeting in Maastricht of the foreign
ministers of European Union member and candidate states, Bulgaria's
Solomon Passi sought to push his message on his country's EU accession and
other regional issues.
The main items on the agenda of
Sept. 13
TEXAS:
Trucker to challenge death penalty in smuggling deaths
A trucker accused in a Texas illegal immigrant smuggling case that claimed
19 lives will challenge the possibility of him getting the death penalty.
A hearing was held today in Houston in the case involving Tyrone
Sept. 13
PENNSYLVANIA:
Condemned Lehigh County killer wins stay
In Harrisburg, a federal judge has stayed the Oct. 20 execution of a
Lehigh County man convicted of murdering his nephew's landlord.
U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick in Philadelphia issued the stay for
George Ivan
Sept. 14
CHINA:
China sentences 5 to death
5 people were sentenced to death on Monday by a Chinese court in the
killing of former Hong Kong TV executive Zhou Yinan and 4 others during a
robbery in May.
2 more people convicted of handling goods stolen from Zhou's home were
sentenced to 2
Sept. 14
OKLAHOMA:
Film Planned on McVeigh's Father
Bud Welch, who lost a daughter in the Oklahoma City bombing, went from
wanting to kill bomber Timothy McVeigh to becoming a leading opponent of
the death penalty. And along the way, he came to know and have sympathy
for McVeigh's
Sept. 14
PHILIPPINES:
Lack Of Quorum Prompts Death Sentence Recall
You could call it a reprieve by technical question.
A question on quorum in a 14-member Supreme Court has prompted the
justices of the high tribunal to recall a decision affirming the death
sentence of a man who raped his
Sept. 14
TEXASre: federal death penalty to be sought
Death penalty challenged in smuggling case
An attorney for a suspect in a deadly human smuggling case in Texas will
challenge the federal government's request for the death penalty.
Craig Washington, who represents Tyrone
Sept. 14
JAPAN:
A quick execution for killer Takuma -- He never expressed remorse for
killing 8 children.
Mamoru Takuma, who slaughtered 8 children at an elementary school and
hurled insults instead of apologies at the victims' families, was executed
Tuesday after less than a year on
Sept. 15
USA:
Fewer Death Sentences Being Imposed in U.S.
Juries imposed far fewer death sentences in each of the last 4 years than
they did on average over the previous decade, according to a new report.
The Death Penalty Information Center, which is to release the report
tomorrow,
Sept. 15
TEXAS:
Pair charged with murder in baby's death
Panorama Village police have charged a man and a woman with capital murder
in the 2003 death of a 2-month-old infant.
Jessica Moren, 23, and Bruce Moren, 26, are being held in the Montgomery
County Jail under bail of $250,000
Sept. 15
CALIFORNIA:
Peterson Witness Notes Lack of Evidence
Scott Peterson's lawyer turned the tables on a prosecution criminalist,
forcing her to concede that police found little physical evidence
implicating Peterson in the murder of his pregnant wife.
Mark Geragos walked state
Sept. 15
CHINA:
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
UA 264/04 Fear of imminent execution
CHINA 50 unnamed people
More than 50 people are reported to have been sentenced to
death for ''separatist'' and ''terrorist'' activities during the
first eight months of this year in the Xinjiang Uighur
Sept. 15
ARIZONA:
Court upholds conviction, death sentence for slaying
A divided Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a man's conviction and
death sentence for the 1995 murder of a man who had solicited paid sex
from the man's girlfriend.
The court ruled 4-1 in the case of
Sept. 15
BANGLADESH:
Thief gets death penalty for murdering Hindu priest:
A court in Bangladesh has awarded death penalty to a young man and
sentenced 6 others to life imprisonment for slaying a Hindu priest 2 years
ago, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Judge M Hasan Imam of the Speedy
Sept. 16
JAPAN:
Nurse, facing death penalty, dies of cancer
In Fukuoka, a woman who prosecutors demanded receive the death penalty for
murdering her husband and her friend's husband for insurance money has
died of cancer before receiving a ruling, her lawyers said Wednesday.
Kazuko
death penalty news
September 16, 2004
JAPAN:
More business for the hangman
Japan is at it again. The announcement of two executions this week tells
the world that the old, familiar ritual of the killing season is back with
a vengeance.
The state hangman is quietly going about his paid
Sept. 17
OHIO:
KSU Professor Sues Court For InformationProfessor Seeking Information
Considered Public Record
A Kent State University professor has sued the top trial judge in
Cleveland and the clerk of courts to force release of information on
jurors who served in death-penalty cases.
Sept. 17
TEXAS:
Attorney found dead in hotel room -- Lawyer part of local capital murder
trial
In Pharr, a San Diego, Texas, criminal defense attorney who was in town
for a capital murder case was found dead Thursday afternoon in a room at
the Motel 6. Cocaine residue was nearby, police
Sept. 18
TEXAS:
State To Seek Death For 2 Fatal Beatings
The state filed motions of intent to seek the death penalty Friday against
2 young capital murder defendants who are charged with separate beating
deaths that occurred within a week.
Brian Daniel Alana, 20, and Desmund Lamar
Sept. 18
NEPAL/CHINA:
Nepal asks China to review death sentences to Nepalese
Nepal has asked its northern neighbor China to review the death sentences
handed down to 2 Nepalese citizens for smuggling arms and ammunitions, the
government said Friday.
The government has requested the
Sept. 19
MISSISSIPPI:
Coast man to argue death penalty appeal to Mississippi high court
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear Tuesday from a Biloxi man
sentenced to death in the murders of 3 members of a Gulf Coast family.
Thong Le had argued at his Jackson County trial that he didn't
Sept. 19
TEXAS:
No letup in death sentences
Texas has resisted a national trend by imposing death sentences at a
steady clip while the rest of the country has turned sharply away from
capital punishment, a new analysis states.
Courts nationwide handed out about half as many death
Sept. 19
USA:
Capital punishment goes undebated in U.S. election
Capital punishment is the worst form of assassination, wrote George
Bernard Shaw in Maxims For Revolutionists in 1903, because it is invested
with the approval of society.
A century later, this legalized form of execution
Sept. 19
INDIA:
2 get death penalty for rape, murder:
2 men have been sentenced to death in Bihar for raping and murdering a
minor.
A fast track court in Bhagalpur district awarded the sentence to Virendra
Kumar and Vinod Yadav.
They were accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old Aug
death penalty news
September 19, 2004
NEW YORK:
Capital Punishment
To the Editor:
Gov. George E. Pataki is cynically misleading in saying the
death penalty is necessary to prevent dangerous killers
from getting back on the streets (No Execution in the
Killing of 2 Detectives, news article,
Sept. 19
TENNESSEE:
Philip Workman has received a stay of execution in federal court.
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TSC/CapCases/Workman/09132004/stay.pdf
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