Feb. 11
ALABAMA:
Charges upgraded to capital murder against 3 suspects in violent Chickasaw home
invasion
Charges have been upgraded against 3 people accused of beating an elderly
Chickasaw man in his home on Jan. 27 after the 86-year-old died over the
weekend, according to the
Feb. 11
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
House committee votes to repeal the death penalty
Repealing the death penalty in New Hampshire took another step forward today
when the House Criminal Justice and Public Works Committee voted 14-3 to pass
House Bill 1170.
The vote to approve the repeal is the
Feb. 11
COLORADO:
Colorado judge allows use of James Holmes' phone and computer records as
evidence
The judge in the Colorado theater massacre case has ruled that evidence seized
from accused gunman James Holmes??? computers, cell phone and bank accounts is
admissible at trial,
Feb. 11
EGYPT:
Death Penalty for Terrorists
The Egyptian Courts Monday sentenced to death 14 men convicted of terrorist
attacks against police and soldiers when Egyptian security forces uncovered a
terrorist cell.
The Egyptian government, established through a military coup in July
Feb. 11
PHILIPPINES:
Palace policy on death-row OFWs crafted
President Aquino has created a permanent committee that will craft the
government's policy on paying blood money for Filipino workers facing the death
penalty abroad.
But presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the
Governor Inslee’s remarks announcing a capital punishment moratorium
Feb. 11, 2014 Remarks as prepared
Good morning.
I’m here today to talk to you about an important criminal justice issue.
Over the course of the past year, my staff and I have been carefully reviewing
the status of
