Oct. 4
SOUTH KOREA:
South Korean student once lined up for death penalty now acquitted after cop
lied
A South Korean student, once in line for an automatic death sentence for drug
trafficking, has seen a reversal in fortunes after he was acquitted today. The
ruling occurred after
Oct. 4
TEXAS:
Texas Man's Death Sentence Thrown Out Over Racist Testimony
Duane E. Buck barged into his girlfriend's Texas home after she broke up with
him and killed her and a friend. Later that morning in July 1995, he fired a
rifle at his stepsister, who survived because the
Urgent Action
STATE MOVES TO HAVE STAY OF EXECUTION LIFTED
The State of Alabama has asked the US Supreme Court to lift a stay of execution
granted to Jeffrey Borden, and to be allowed to execute him before
midnight on 5 October. While the stay relates to a challenge to the state’s
lethal
