[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, ALA., FLA., OKLA.

2012-10-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 19 TEXAS: Execution changes occur without public scrutiny, input On July 9, when Texas switched from 3 drugs to just 1 to execute its most heinous criminals, Rick Thaler, the state's No. 3 corrections official, signed off on the change without fanfare after consulting with prison

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----USA, CALIF.

2012-10-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 19 USA: Does the US Constitution Apply to the 9/11 Trial? Maybe In an ordinary federal court held on U.S. soil, it's clear what rules apply. There are the laws passed by Congress, precedent from cases decided in the federal appeals courts and, of course, the U.S. Constitution,

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-10-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 19 JAMAICA: We're becoming a nation of savages! THE EDITOR, Sir: I read yesterday morning with tears in my eyes about the continued rape and killing of our children. I had just let off my 2 babies at school (ages 8 and 6) and bought the newspapers. There was another horrific

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-10-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 19 MALAYSIA: Death sentence on OFW meted out by Malaysian court under appeal The Philippine Embassy in Malaysia on Friday said that the death penalty imposed on a Filipino woman for drug trafficking by a Kuala Lumpur court was on appeal and that the sentence would not be carried