Jan. 4
TEXASnew execution date
Rickey Lewis has been given an execution date for April 9; it should be
considered serious.
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Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-253
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present492
Perry
Jan. 4
INDIA:
Indian rape debate: Why death penalty is no solution
The tragic case of the 23-year old woman who was brutally attacked, raped and
left for dead by 6 men in New Delhi on December 16 has highlighted the
unacceptable reality millions of women in India are facing. Violence
Jan. 4
FLORIDA:
Florida's death penalty needs fresh look
5 states have repealed the death penalty in the last 5 years, with Connecticut
being the latest to do so in 2012. But as other states have become disenchanted
with the ultimate punishment in light of so many wrongful
Jan. 4
TEXASspring execution date
'I'm determined to be a victor, not a victim'
An East Texas man will be put to death on April 9 for the capital murder of a
Tyler man and sexual assault of that man's fiancee.
In 1993, a Smith County jury found Rickey Lynn Lewis guilty of killing
Jan. 4
IRAN
2 sentenced to death for assault caught on film
The Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced 2 people to death for assault and
robbery.
The court reports that of the four people recently arrested for an assault and
robbery case in Tehran, 2 have been sentenced to death
Jan. 4
OKLAHOMA:
DA to seek death penalty in Tulsa shootings
Prosecutors said Friday they would seek the death penalty against 2 Tulsa men
charged in the April 2012 shooting rampage that killed 3 black people and left
2 others wounded.
Jake England, 20, and Alvin Watts, 33, are
Jan. 4
TEXAS:
Inmate off death row but in limbo for years; He's languished in prison 3
decades after conviction overturned
Jerry Hartfield was still ayoung man when an uncle visited him in prison to
tell him that his murder conviction had been overturned and he would get a new
Jan. 4
INDIA:
SC gave death, but victim's father still waits for justice
Amid the nationwide debate over giving rapists the death penalty, here is a
case in which the Supreme Court awarded the death sentence, but the victim's
family is still waiting for justice.
Amrish Kumar's
