Jan. 8
ARKANSAS:
Prosecutor To Seek Death Penalty in Jersey Bridgeman Slaying
Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Van Stone said Monday (Jan.7) he will seek
the death penalty in the November killing of 6-year-old Jersey Bridgeman of
Bentonville.
During the arraignment on Monday, the
URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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For a print-friendly version of this Urgent Action (PDF):
http://www.amnestyusa.org/actioncenter/actions/uaa17507.pdf
Further information on UA: 175/07 (5 July 2007) and updates ( 8 February 2008
and
Jan. 8
CALIFORNIA:
Accused Old Sacramento shooter faces possible death penalty
Sacramento prosecutors have filed a special-circumstance allegation against the
accused gunman in the fatal New Year's Eve bar shooting in Old Sacramento that
has made him eligible for the death penalty.
Jan. 8
NEW YORK:
Golden Wants The Death Penalty For Cop Killers
State Senator Marty Golden wants to reinstate the death penalty in New York,
particularly for those who kill cops, according to a recent press release.
Golden put forward the bill in light of 3 cop shootings this past
Jan. 8
SINGAPORE:
Singapore Death Row Drug Defendants Can Now Seek Review
Drug traffickers and other death row inmates in Singapore can now seek review
of their death sentences after changes to the island city-state's mandatory
death sentence went into effect with the new year, the
Jan. 8
INDONESIA:
'Please don't sentence my mum to death': Son's plea over mum's Bali cocaine
charges; Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in May after police in Bali said they
found 10.6lb (4.8kg) of cocaine in the lining of her suitcase
A British woman on trial in Indonesia for drug
