[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2008-02-16 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 15 TEXAS: State won't seek death penalty against killer Penry The state will not seek the death penalty against convicted killer Johnny Paul Penry in an agreement that will require Penry to serve 3 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, officials said Friday.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----N.Y., WYO., CALIF.

2008-02-16 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 16 NEW YORK: Albany forum hosts death penalty foes Alan Newton knows first hand how the justice system can go terribly wrong and now uses his experience to talk about the time and money be says is wasted on supporting the death penalty. Newton was sentenced in 1985 to 40 years in

[Deathpenalty] FW: Civil Resistance In the Age of Bush and Cheney

2008-02-16 Thread Boyle, Francis
Francis A. Boyle Law Building 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 USA 217-333-7954 (phone) 217-244-1478 (fax) fboyle at law.uiuc.edu (personal comments only) From: William Hughes [mailto:liamhug...@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008