May 14
TEXAS:
Penry's fate to be weighed a 4th timeHe's set to face a jury in June
for sentencing in '79 murder
It seems like a lifetime ago, the horrible event that tore apart the
family of Pamela Carpenter. And if one uses her 22 years as a measuring
stick, it was actually longer
May 14
FLORIDA:
Execution suggests why Florida should relax case review rules
Could it happen here? Could Florida execute a man in the face of evidence
suggesting he is innocent?
Probably, yes. Florida leads the nation in the number of people freed from
death row after their innocence
May 14
NEW YORK:
New York State Senate to Act on Death Penalty Legislation
Members of the New York State Senate Majority conference announced today
they would act on legislation that would establish the death penalty for
criminals who kill a police officer.
The legislation is sponsored
May 14
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan Christian Converts Could Face Death Penalty For Leaving Islam
Pakistani Christians worship amid reports of persecution.
A key human rights group in Pakistan has expressed grave concern over
government plans to introduce an anti-apostasy law under which those
May 14
USA:
Court ruling hinders death row appeals
The US Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for death row
prisoners to challenge their sentences, as 2 new conservative justices
appointed by President George W. Bush made clear their hostility to such
challenges.
The recent
May 14
TEXASimpending execution
Death row inmate loses Supreme Court appeal
A Texas death-row inmate facing execution this week lost an appeal today
to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justices refused to review the case of Charles Edward Smith, who's set to
die Wednesday evening in
May 14
NEW YORK:
State senate approves death penalty for cop killers
With police-union and association groups looking on, the Senate on Monday
passed a death-penalty bill for cop-killers, even as the head of the
Assembly said his house won't even take up the measure.
Today we're asking
