Oct. 15
JAMAICA:
Kingston man, woman plead guilty to shopkeeper's murder
29-year-old Troy Smith of Arnett Gardens and 23-year-old Precious
Williams of a Kingston address, today pleaded guilty to murder.
Smith and Williams have been in custody since 2012 when they were charged with
the
Oct. 15
TEXAS:
Lawyer considers morality of death penalty
2 1/2 hours after her lecture concluded, one of Meg Penrose’s clients was
executed for killing a police officer.
“Today is a somber day. It’s a difficult thing to talk about,” she said.
“Tonight, as my client is executed,
Oct. 15
OHIO:
Man faces death penalty after being convicted of killing off-duty Akron cop
Kenan Ivery faces the death penalty after a Summit County jury found him guilty
of aggravated murder in the death of off-duty Akron police officer Justin
Winebrenner.
The jury of 6 men and 6
Oct. 15
TEXAS:
Another execution in Texas, another argument for capital punishment
Licho Escamilla is — or was — that charming fellow who will be remembered for a
courtroom riot. It was a melee he started by throwing a water pitcher at the
Dallas County jury that had just sentenced
Oct. 15
SAUDI ARABIA:
JUVENILE OFFENDERS RISK EXECUTION
Two Saudi Arabian Shi’a activists, arrested when they were under 18 years old,
risk being executed
as soon as the King ratifies their death sentences. They were moved to solitary
confinement on 5
October and have been held
