Feb. 2
TEXAS:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Execution Stays Granted Doubled Last Year
Texas' highest criminal court halted more executions in 2015 than in any of the
last 9 years, which some legal experts say is a sign of a legal shift in the
nation's most active death penalty
Feb. 2
BAHAMAS:
Attorney General: Removing Privy Council A Major Task
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday said while The Bahamas is
"obliged" to enforce the death penalty in accordance to law, the removal of the
London-based Privy Council would require "serious
Feb. 2
FLORIDAstay of impending execution
Florida Court Halts Feb. 11 Execution Of Cary Lambrix
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an indefinite stay of execution for
Cary Michael Lambrix, who had been scheduled to die Feb. 11.
The order came hours after the court heard
Feb. 2
OHIO:
Death penalty sought in officer's slaying
A man accused of killing a Danville police officer and Newark native in January
could potentially be put to death for his alleged crimes.
Herschel R. Jones III, 32, was charged Monday in Knox County Common Pleas Court
with
Feb. 2
PENNSYLVANIA:
Black History & case of unequal justice in DelcoAuthor and educator Sam
Lemon has spent decades investigating the circumstances surrounding the trial
and execution of a 16-year-old black youth for the murder of a Glen Mills
matron back in 1930.
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