June 25
TEXAS:
Don't let Texas be the last
Our Texas legislature cannot ignore the fact that the days of the death penalty
are slowly coming to an end. There are now 17 states that have abolished the
death penalty, and 5 of those repeals have happened within the past 5 years.
June 25
CHINA:
Court upholds death penalty for man in bank blast
A higher people's court on Monday upheld the death penalty for a man convicted
of causing a blast that killed 2 people and injured 15 others in central
China's Hubei province.
Wang Haijian, 25, was sentenced to death on
June 25
TEXAS:
DALLAS D.A. to seek death penalty; Death penalty sought in fiery, fatal attack
on Garland clerk
Garland police arrested Matthew Lee Johnson in connection with the fiery attack
on a clerk at a convenience store on May 20. Prosecutors will seek the death
penalty.
June 25
SAUDI ARABIAexecution
Saudi beheads citizen for murder40 executions in kingdom so far this year
Saudi authorities beheaded on Monday one of its citizens after he was convicted
of shooting dead 2 fellow Saudis, the interior ministry announced in a
statement carried by
