Aug. 10
FLORIDA:
Jury selection begins for 2nd man accused in Alex Zaldivar's deathBessman
Okafor already sentenced to life in prison in separate case
Jury selection begins Monday for an Orange County man accused in the 2012
shooting death of a teenage witness who was set to
Aug. 10
CHINA:
Former Senior Officer Gets Death Penalty with Reprieve
A military court on Monday sentenced Gu Junshan, former deputy head of the
General Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to death
with a 2-year reprieve for corruption.
Gu was found guilty
Aug. 10
TEXAS:
Accused killer faces death penalty in executions of 6 children, 2 adults at
Houston homeDavid Ray Conley, 49, is accused of tying up his ex-wife, her
husband and their 6 children before shooting each once in the head.
Texas authorities have arrested and charged a
Aug. 10
ETHIOPIA:
EU, UK and US lawmakers demand release of Briton held in Ethiopia
A group of legislators from the US, UK and Europe have demanded the release of
a British activist who has been held in a secret Ethiopian prison for over a
year.
Andargachew 'Andy' Tsege, a
Aug. 10
PAKISTAN:
Insanity executed
Our fear of mentally disabled criminal offenders is reflected in court
decisions, statutes and lawyering decisions that punish defendants for raising
mental status defences
The relationship between mental disability and the death penalty has
