Civil Rights | Death Penalty

2010-03-15: Headlines

fox4kc.com: St. Louis man convicted of beating Baton Rouge girlfriend's 2-year-old son ... 2010-03-15
They will return to state District Judge Wilson Fields' court on Tuesday to decide whether he gets life in prison or death by lethal injection.
Huffington Post: Cliff Kincaid's International Gay-Bashing 2010-03-15
Kincaid then moved on to the Uganda law, asserting that any claim that it would result in the death penalty for homosexuality is "flat-out disinformation" ...
EuropeNews: In Rifqa Bary Case, Dhimmi Media Cheers on Sharia Law in Ohio 2010-03-15
And with Islam's death penalty for apostates, she had to take that seriously. But her father is not in danger of being prosecuted. Brian Williams is.
New Yorker: After Stevens 2010-03-15
His positions have evolved on such issues as civil rights and the death penalty, and he has led the Court's counteroffensive against the Bush ...
St. Augustine Record: Ann Coulter: What's arabic for 'You're no Atticus Finch'? 2010-03-15
... litigating cases that range from civil rights claims, to death penalty defense, to claims of access to the courts for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
BBC News: The street cleaner from the sky 2010-03-15
Anyone who killed a kite faced capital punishment. But the 16th Century marked the beginnings of a long dark age for the species. It was considered verm ...
Southern Pines Pilot: Pilot Light: Court Facility Needs, Deer Hunting With Dogs on Agenda 2010-03-15
"The NC Racial Justice Act is one of the most significant reforms of the death penalty anywhere and a model piece of legislation nationwide," said Stephen ...
Focus Taiwan News Channel: United Daily News: Balancing personal conviction and responsibility 2010-03-15
... the grace to show any sympathy for the victims of violent crime, let alone to address the public's concerns over the abolition of capital punishment.
WBAL Radio: Sex Offender; Tax Credit Bills Top Annapolis Agenda 2010-03-15
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on a bill to impose the death penalty on those who murder a child while committing a sex offense.
Republican Information Agency: Up to 100 terrorists, around 1500 Wahhabis are active in Dagestan - official 2010-03-15
The minister also called to reinstate death penalty for extremists. "Two sentences can be applied to extremists - either execution by firing squad or life ...
WJHG-TV: State to Argue for Death Penalty Monday in Creamer Case 2010-03-15
The State Attorney's office is pushing for the death penalty in this case, calling Creamer's actions heinous, atrocious or cruel. The toddler took 11 blow ...
Channel News Asia: Man charged with murder of 36-year-old man at Toa Payoh 2010-03-15
... remand at the Central Police Division and will appear again in court on Monday next week. If found guilty of murder, Ravindra could face the death penalty.
2TheAdvocate: Jury convicts Holliday 2010-03-15
First-degree murder is punishable by death by lethal injection or life in prison without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
Mexidata.info: The Angst and Ordeals of Immigration Law in the US By Kent Paterson 2010-03-15
... 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, both of which passed in 1996.
About.com: Health: BPD in the News - The Case of Rodney Alcala 2010-03-15
Currently, jurors are considering whether Rodney Alcala should get the death penalty for his crimes. If the defense (led by Alcala himself) can show th ...
WJZ: Powell Execution Scheduled Thursday Night In Va. 2010-03-15
Powell has decided to die by electrocution rather than lethal injection because he is concerned the Department of Corrections would not correctly administer ...
2TheAdvocate: Dacarius Holliday convicted in death of 2-year-old 2010-03-15
First-degree murder is punishable by death by lethal injection or life in prison without the benefit of probation, parole of suspension of sentence.
Charleston Post Courier: 1 in 5 death penalty cases led to death row 2010-03-15
"Often, I see capital punishment as a cynical tool that can be used by politicians to get their name out in the public," he said.
2UE: More banal electioneering ahead? 2010-03-15
These type of women do nothing for the cause of women in society,they are the perfect ... more Jane on Death Penalty Banned Forever?
North County Times: ESCONDIDO: Mother leads push for one-strike law 2010-03-15
Mark Wyland, Doll-Murphy called for sentences of life without parole "and depending on the circumstances that they get the death penalty" for sex offenses.
WAFB.com: Jury finds Holliday guilty of first degree murder 2010-03-15
Tuesday morning at 9 am, Holliday's fate is set to be decided in Judge Wilson Fields' courtroom. The prosecution said they are aiming for the death penalty.
Chicago Tribune: Kids killing kids 2010-03-15
Maybe the death penalty.' I didn't know. I didn't understand." Bigeck is 32, Morfin, 33. After nearly 15 years in the suspended animation that is pri ...
NEXT: NEXT Editorial 2010-03-15
... is a crime (at least two Nigerian states have actually gone ahead, controversially, to pass laws prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers).

2010-03-14: Headlines

Media Newswire: Human Rights Committee Concludes Consideration of Uzbekistan's Third Report ... 2010-03-14
Saluting steps taken by Uzbekistan in recent years to reform its human rights legislation -- notably its abolition of the death penalty and its guarantee ...
Yonhap News: More than 80 percent of Koreans back death sentence: poll 2010-03-14
SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 percent of South Koreans support the death penalty and want dozens of death row inmates in the country to ...
Daily Press: In Virginia at 2:30 pm 2010-03-14
... about how he tried to rape his teenage friend before he stabbed her to death once he thought he could no longer face the death penalty for the crime.
Bradenton Herald: Clifford Davis files his appeal 2010-03-14
Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty in the case. Schlemmer argued Davis was mentally ill and was prone to hallucinations. She argued he was heavily ...
Lehighvalleylive.com: • Former Lehigh Valley Hospital nurse convicted of manslaughter said he ... 2010-03-14
... Palmer Township, was a fourth-year medical student at the University of North Carolina when he killed a former male lover by lethal injection in 1992.
Morning Star Online: Reprieve's Mother's Day plea for woman facing death penalty 2010-03-14
Human rights campaign group Reprieve have marked Mother's Day by releasing an urgent video appeal for death row grandmother Linda Carty.
Scotsman: Book review Molotovs Magic Lantern 2010-03-14
BY RACHEL POLONSKY VYACHESLAV Molotov's initials are the same as the acronym for the death penalty in Russian, "vysshaya mera" ...
Southern Pines Pilot: Abortion Debate Still Contains More Questions Than Answers 2010-03-14
Many Catholics who support the pope's stance on abortion reject his teachings condemning capital punishment. Ironically, right-to-lifers who decry ...
Arab News: PKK would disarm if Ocalan is freed 2010-03-14
A military court sentenced him to death, but that was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002 after the death penalty was abolished. Osman Ocalan left the PKK ...
Deseret News: Trial set for 1984 gas station murder 2010-03-14
... of unusual twists and has been reduced from a capital case to one of murder, a first-degree felony, that does not carry a potential death penalty.
The Ledger: Jail Sergeant's Death Called a Capital Crime 2010-03-14
BARTOW | Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against an inmate accused of fatally injuring Polk County detention Sgt. Ronnie Brown.
Herald Sun: Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton's pardon petition ... 2010-03-14
More than 100 years after Morant and Handcock faced a firing squad and Witton was spared the death penalty, the families argued Morant and his co-accused ...
Macon Telegraph: Georgia public defender system still reeling from Nichols case 2010-03-14
The state now can't afford to pay to defend the accused in several capital punishment cases, leaving them waiting in jail for years before their trial ...
The News Herald: Killer's sentencing revives death debate 2010-03-14
PANAMA CITY — Next week, the attorneys in the Dennis Creamer case will begin arguing about whether he should get the death penalty.
KTVZ: Judge may not unseal documents in Ore. teen death 2010-03-14
The mother of the teenager, 41-year-old Angela Darlene McAnulty, and her husband, 42-year-old Richard McAnulty, both could face the death penalty ...
Dayton Daily News: Frustration boils at sentence for drunken driver in fatal accident 2010-03-14
“I wish I could sentence you to a hundred years, sir, or the death penalty.” His actual penalty: two misdemeanor convictions, $2075 in fine ...
Daily News & Analysis: RR Patil talks tough law for terrorists 2010-03-14
“If the district court awards death penalty to a criminal, it has to be confirmed by the high court.The criminal has a right to approach Supreme Court.
China Post: There's plenty of time to squabble later 2010-03-14
Wang's revelation of course brought entertainer Bai Bing-bing and other pro-capital punishment activists roaring out of their collective corner ...
Zee News: Court lets off Ansari from case of submitting false evidence 2010-03-14
New Delhi: A convict facing death penalty for the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata in 2002 has been discharged by a Delhi court in a separate case ...
Boston Herald: Trial resuming for 'suicidal' murder suspect 2010-03-14
If convicted, he faces either the death penalty or life in prison. Hayes and another man, Joshua Komisarjevsky, have pleaded not guilty to capital felony ...
TODAYonline: A Saturday night murder 2010-03-14
... arrested a 57-year-old man near Block 168, Lorong 1, Toa Payoh. The suspect will be charged with murder today. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty.
WPBF West Palm Beach: Report: Man Killed Family Due To Money Issues, Depression 2010-03-14
Even though Jacobson confessed to investigators, he submitted a plea of not guilty. The state attorney's office plans to pursue the death penalty.
StarNewsOnline.com: Robeson County officials respond to shelter accusations 2010-03-14
The dogs are sedated first and then given the lethal injection. The heart sticks can be tossed out in the trash, if – as they should be – the dogs ...
WCTV: Officer in Hoffman Case Gets Job Back 2010-03-14
... go to the 1 or 2 countries where it is legal (stay away from Malaysia though, as 7 oz of pot is considered traficking and MANDATORY death penalty.
Calcutta Telegraph: HC glare on fatal school beatings 2010-03-14
A charge under Section 302 invites capital punishment,'' advocate Tapas Bhanja said. Bhakat, absconding since Babli's death on May 15, 2008, had moved ...
Opposing Views: Noted Homophobe Mahdi Hassan Named Norway's "Role Model of the Year" 2010-03-14
Obviously, Hassan's tolerance (of capital punishment for homosexuals) has angered Norwegian gay rights groups. But Stein Petter LÃ¸kken, leader of ...
Indian NewsLink: Punishment must match crime 2010-03-14
Countries that practice capital punishment send the offenders to the gallows or the electric chamber, not before several appeals are heard and verdict ...
FayObserver.com: Wild-eyed mug shot cited in testimony 2010-03-14
He is charged with first-degree murder and other charges and faces the death penalty. Friday afternoon, a jury began deliberating his fate and will continue ...
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald: Judge says death penalty is option for Hawkins 2010-03-14
HALIFAX — A Halifax County judge has ruled the District Attorney's Office may seek the death penalty for Gene Arnold Hawkins in the brutal ...

2010-03-13: Headlines

Daily Kos: Midday Open Thread 2010-03-13
Naturally, Randall is mum on whether bishops should deny communion to pro-death penalty, pro-war politicians.--Angry Mouse Every time we hear something ...
Focus Taiwan News Channel: Talk of the day -- Wang's departure 2010-03-13
For the new justice minister, the willingness to carry out the death penalty has become the leading consideration. Premier Wu Den-yih told a legislative ...
Winston-Salem Journal: Regional Briefs: Davidson DA says he won't pursue death penalty against 2 ... 2010-03-13
LEXINGTON -- Davidson County prosecutors said yesterday that they wouldn't pursue the death penalty in two murder cases. One involves Hank Wade Lanier ...
BusinessWeek: Taiwan minister resigns over death penalty row 2010-03-13
The decision by Wang Ching-feng -- announced by the Cabinet late Thursday -- highlights the continued support for capital punishment in Taiw ...
Daily Press: On eve of adjournment, budget trumped all else 2010-03-13
Legislators also expanded the death penalty in ways that hadn't been possible under former Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a Democrat, who opposed capital punishment ...
Huffington Post: Scott Lively advocated 'criminalizing homosexuality' as far back as 2007 2010-03-13
He told ABC News in a recent news cast that he never saw the bill coming and he would support it if the death penalty portion was dropped.
Daily Kos: Saturday hate-mail-apalooza 2010-03-13
... AT THE MERCY OF YOUR GOVERNMENT-APPROVED NAZI DOCTORS WHOWILL PROBABLY GIVE ME LETHAL INJECTION FOR BELIEVING IN FREEDOM (AS THE NAZIS USED TO DO)!
Lodi News-Sentinel: Voices, opinions on California's lethal injection proposal 2010-03-13
"Timothy McVeigh's execution did not bring me any peace, and I don't believe the death penalty is the best we can do for victims or the best we can do as ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Three missing women appear in killer's Seattle photo stash 2010-03-13
25, and also found true special-circumstance allegations of rape, torture and kidnapping, making him eligible for the death penalty.
LehighValleyLive.com: • Manslaughter convict Joseph Mannino worked as nurse at Lehigh Valley ... - The Express Times 2010-03-13
ALLENTOWN | A 44-year-old Easton-area man who killed his former lover by lethal injection worked three years at Lehigh Valley Hospital and even ...
Log Cabin Democrat: Federal judge stays Arkansas inmate's execution 2010-03-13
... it would "ignore the equally important public interest in the humane and constitutional application of the state's lethal injection statute.
KATU: Families report 3 missing women in killer's Seattle photo stash 2010-03-13
25, and also found true special-circumstance allegations of rape, torture and kidnapping, making him eligible for the death penalty.
3News: Serial killer appeared on 70s TV dating show 2010-03-13
Choosing the death penalty "was something we had to do as part of a civilized society," he said. Robin Samsoe of Huntington Beach was kidnapped while riding ...
Cape May County Herald: Amnesty International- Cape May County Chapter 2010-03-13
... name of the first UN protocol on human rights), including seeking the release of "prisoners of conscience" and opposing torture and the death penalty.
Focus Taiwan News Channel: China Times: Difference between Cabinet minister and activist 2010-03-13
As a human rights lawyer, Wang Ching-feng's support for abolishing the death penalty is very clear. President Ma Ying-jeou should have acknowledged it ...
U.S. Daily: Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president 2010-03-13
The justice minister quit this week after harshly condemning the island's death penalty laws, and the health minister has not agreed to stay despite Ma' ...
Daily Caller: Fort Hood lawyer blogs again, despite gag order, on injustices in case against ... 2010-03-13
Galligan explained that in order to push for the death penalty, prosecutors will have to prove there were “aggravating factors” in the crime – and that ...
News & Observer: Slow justice in Bailey murder 2010-03-13
Hurley has a list of more than 300 lawyers approved to take on cases that might end in capital punishment. That's about one lawyer for every three ...
2TheAdvocate: Mother recounts finding her son dead at trial 2010-03-13
If Holliday is convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors will ask the jury to recommend the death penalty. Prosecutors expect to rest their case th ...
TMCnet: BRIEF: More potential Hennis jurors are queried at Fort Bragg 2010-03-13
He could face the death penalty, if convicted. Ten jurors have been seated so far. All were questioned closely about their opinion of capital punishment.
Standard Speaker: Muroski gets Selenski case one more time 2010-03-13
He is facing the death penalty. The case has been delayed several times, but Muroski said Thursday, "I intend to get it done." Burke and Amesbury did ...
Burnt Orange Report: Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break March 15-19 in Austin 2010-03-13
State District Judge Kevin Fine said he wants more information before making a final decision about whether the state's death penalty statute protect ...
Chicagoist: Death Penalty Opponents Renew Efforts to End Practice 2010-03-13
Advocates to abolish the death penalty in Illinois ramped up their efforts to end capital punishment for good in the state on Thursday.
10 Connects: Florida vampire wants to replace Barak Obama in White House 2010-03-13
In an extended interview with 10 Connects, Sharkey shared well-thought-out opinions on capital punishment, the abortion issue, and veterans issues.
Arizona Daily Star: Killer of Tucson cabbie eligible for death penalty, judge decides 2010-03-13
A man who killed a Tucson cabdriver was deemed eligible for the death penalty Friday by Pima County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields.
WIBW: Tips Pour In After "Dating Game" Serial Killer's Photos Are Released 2010-03-13
Alcala was convicted for Samsoe's murder in 1980 and sentenced to receive the death penalty, but the conviction was overturned by the California Supreme ...
China Post: Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris 2010-03-13
... be seen as a visual discourse on the power of the Moche elite. It's a story that has parallels with modern debates from the burqa to the death penalty.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Arlington man sentenced to 75 years for robbery, murder 2010-03-13
They were not seeking the death penalty, but if Barnes had been convicted of capital murder, the sentence would have been life without parole.
Financial Express Bangladesh: Speedy trial, severe punishment can prevent acid throwing 2010-03-13
... closure of shops to prevent the sale of acid and banning transport engaged in carrying acid, suspension of acid selling licences, capital punishment ...
2TheAdvocate: Jury sees interview tapes 2010-03-13
If Holliday, of St. Louis, is convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors will ask the jury to recommend the death penalty. Testimony at Holliday's trial ...
MyWebTimes.com: Mackowiak wants out of segregation confinement 2010-03-13
He was arrested the same day and could face the death penalty if convicted. Late last year, Ryan permitted Dr. Mark Cunningham, a Texas psychologist ...
Arab Times: 'Govt corruption remains a problem' 2010-03-13
... range from fines and incarceration for failure to abide by the standardized domestic labor contract to life sentences and the death penalty for rape.
Las Vegas Sun: Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas 2010-03-13
Joshua Maxwell's voice broke as he apologized repeatedly in the seconds before the state put him to death by lethal injection for the October 2000 slaying ...
Concord Monitor: Despite grief, he opposes death penalty 2010-03-13
He came to Concord yesterday to address the Death Penalty Study Commission, which is researching whether capital punishment, on the books in New Hampshire ...
Richmond Times Dispatch: Powell clemency denied, way cleared for execution 2010-03-13
... mistake in a capital case may well cause the public to question whether our courts adequately ensure the fair application of our death penalty statutes.
The Province: Stash of photos could pinpoint California serial killer's unknown victims 2010-03-13
... point to additional victims of a notorious serial killer facing the death penalty in California for the murders of four women and a 12-year-old girl.
The Tennessean: Bellacino's suspect gets 35 years for role in homicides 2010-03-13
Had he gone to trial, he would have faced the death penalty. Bobo had once worked at the pizza restaurant. After robbing it at gunpoint, prosecutors say he ...
KOMO News: Death row inmate seeking new trial in Clallam County court 2010-03-13
... Court that pieces of evidence from the investigation be sampled for DNA and is challenging the state's lethal injection policy in US District Court.
Xinhua: Chinese legislator calls for explicit penalties against corrupt officials 2010-03-13
... that officials taking bribes worth more than 100000 yuan could be sentenced to more than 10 years in jail, life imprisonment or even capital punishment.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Man pleads guilty to 1994 murders 2010-03-13
US District Judge Charles R. Simpson III found that Radolovich wrongly advised Jennings that he could face the death penalty if he went to trial ...
Capitol Hill Blue: Round Table for Saturday March 13, 2010 2010-03-13
1974 - The US Senate voted 54-33 to restore the death penalty. 1974 - An embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries was lifted.
Webnewswire.com: Syria: Repression Grows as Europe, US Avoid Discussing Rights 2010-03-13
... of the Syrian Coalition to Combat the Death Penalty, from traveling to Geneva to attend the fourth annual conference to combat the death penalty.
Central Florida News 13: State Questions Casey's Call For Taxpayer Help 2010-03-13
The defense said because Casey now faces the death penalty, she has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills she cannot pay.
Gadsden Times: Judge sentences Boyle to death 2010-03-13
Timothy Scott Boyle was sentenced Friday morning to death by lethal injection for the 2005 murder of 2-year-old Savannah White.
TriValley Central: Man who killed Tucson cabbie eligible for death penalty 2010-03-13
TUCSON (AP) — A man who killed a Tucson cab driver during a robbery two years ago has been deemed eligible for the death penalty. A Pima County Superi ...
Houston Chronicle: Fine misused judicial rule in death penalty statement 2010-03-13
While this case is getting a lot of attention for its potential to affect the use of capital punishment in Texas, so far all it's proven is Fine's trouble ...
LaSalle News Tribune: Starved Rock murders mark 50 years 2010-03-13
Raccuglia exhorted them to hand down the death penalty but, under state law at the time, was unable to warn the jury of a possibility if they opted instead ...
WJZ: Judge: Del. Man Should Die For Killing Fiance 2010-03-13
The jury in the case recommended the death penalty. On Friday a Sussex County judge agreed, ruling that Taylor should face lethal injection for Mumford' ...
Edmonton Journal: Miniseries recounts Spaniard's death-row ordeal 2010-03-13
A US court initially found him guilty and sentenced him to death, sparking protests outside the US embassy in Madrid criticizing the death penalty.
Fort Smith Times Record: Attorney General Says Execution Likely To Proceed 2010-03-13
... because it hinders his ability to pursue a legal claim by denying him access to the actual lethal injection protocol that will be used to execute him.
Helium: Should the death penalty be abolished in Connecticut? 2010-03-13
The death penalty should be abolished in Connecticut, and any other state that is still using it. It is a barbaric form of punishment.
Edmonton Journal: Oppose execution 2010-03-13
Canada does not have the death penalty, and if this country has seen fit not to allow any of its citizens who've been convicted of serious crimes to ...
Visalia Times-Delta: Judge declares mistrial in penalty phase of Visalia man convicted of murder 2010-03-13
... of using a firearm and committing a crime for the benefit of a street gang to the murder charge, making Meraz eligible for the death penalty.
7DAYS: Sevens heaven for team 7DAYS 2010-03-13
After both teams failed to add to their tally the match went to a sudden-death penalty shootout. But, having been told we were keeping AC Milan's young ...
Lodi News-Sentinel: The public speaks about lethal injection 2010-03-13
California's process of lethal injection needed an overview, he ruled, in order to avoid possible violations of the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual ...
Arizona Daily Star: 2nd suspect convicted in woman's '07 slaying 2010-03-13
The Pima County Attorney's Office originally had planned to seek the death penalty against both men. Prosecutors later dropped those plans because both ...
Dayton Daily News: Ohio man found guilty in teens' slayings 2010-03-13
Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty. The sentencing phase of the trial begins Tuesday. Prosecutor Joe Deters said Friday he would have no ...

2010-03-12: Headlines

Mainichi Daily News: Gov't endorses bill to abolish statute of limitations for murder 2010-03-12
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Friday approved a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on murder cases subject to capital punishment.
Coos Bay World: Judge: death penalty applies in bank bombing 2010-03-12
SALEM (AP) -- A judge has ruled that prosecutors can seek the death penalty in the aggravated murder trial of a father and son accused of a December 2008 ...
Contra Costa Times: VERDICT JUST IN: Man convicted in Harbor Gateway double murder 2010-03-12
Jurors also found true the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders, which makes Johnson eligible for the death penalty.
AlterNet: Is The US A Christian Nation? Since When? 2010-03-12
... the right to abortion, and we would not pretend to support a culture of life while building bombs, promoting war and supporting the death penalty.
HipHopDX: West Coast Veteran CPO Tha Boss Hogg In Hospital From Heart Attack 2010-03-12
Signed to Capitol, CPO (as Capital Punishment Organization) released one album, 1990's To Hell And Black, which boasted production from NWA's MC Ren as well ...
OregonLive.com: Jury: Bethany killer should die - Hillsboro Argus 2010-03-12
When the death penalty was repealed in the 1970s, many studies were conducted to see if those who were spared were prone to violence in pri ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Why Is Iran Releasing Some Postelection Detainees? 2010-03-12
And there is still much concern over detainees who could face the death penalty. So far, two of the detainees put on trial over the postelection unrest ...
Cocorioko: Sierra Leone gets favourable human rights record report from US State Department 2010-03-12
The commission's annual report on the status of human rights recommended, among other things, abolishing the death penalty, repealing the Public Order Act ...
Reuters: Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president 2010-03-12
The justice minister quit this week after harshly condemning the island's death penalty laws, and the health minister has not agreed to stay despite Ma' ...
Torrington Register Citizen: Sound Off for March 12 2010-03-12
Mr. Petit is asking Connecticut legislators for changes in the legal process for death penalty cases and give victims a greater voice in the process.
Focus Taiwan News Channel: Premier names acting justice minister 2010-03-12
... of whether Taiwan should abolish the death penalty and whether the minister of justice should sign execution orders for the 44 convicts on death row ...
Shanghai Daily: Anti-execution judge quits 2010-03-12
TAIWAN'S justice chief Wang Ching-feng has resigned just days after she stated her opposition to the death penalty which aroused heated public debate on ...
Focus Taiwan News Channel: No room for stay of execution in rule of law: premier 2010-03-12
Taipei, March 12 (CNA) Premier Wu Den-yih defended Friday his quick approval of Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng's resignation over a death penalty row ...
Texas A&M The Battalion: Fighting against injustice 2010-03-12
... sponsored by Save An Innocent Life, The Justice Foundation, the Texas Moratorium Network, the Abolition Network and Students Against the Death Penalty.
Sin Chew Jit Poh: Taiwan's justice minister resigns over 'no execution' vow 2010-03-12
"Everybody is trying to force me to carry out the death penalty, to kill people, but I simply just can't do it. The best choice for me is to leave," she ...
Star Community Newspapers: Prosper murder case get execution overturned 2010-03-12
Kenneth Bruce was executed by lethal injection on Jan. 14, 2004. Andrews and Anthony Bruce were sentenced to life in prison. Attorney Scott Smith of Sherm ...
2UE: Asylum seeker boat angers Opposition 2010-03-12
Pete on Death Penalty Banned Forever? why don't we the people get a say ,???? you know why , its because most Australians would want it back ...
New Haven Register: DeNardis gears up for another campaign (video) 2010-03-12
After his speech, DeNardis was asked if he would approve the repeal of the death penalty, which lawmakers passed last year and which was vetoed by Gov.
The Press Association: Anti-death penalty minister resigns 2010-03-12
A Cabinet announcement that Wang Ching-feng would leave her post highlighted residual backing for capital punishment in Taiwan. Ms Wang said she would ...
La Crosse Tribune: Landlord accused in arson deaths sells property in La Crosse 2010-03-12
Myers, 60, and Comier, 47, each are charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated arson and could face the death penalty ...
Garden City Life: Paterson Watch, Final Edition 2010-03-12
Does it merit the political death penalty of resignation or removal? The hypocritical braying from some speaks louder. It was discovered in 2008 that free ...
WRIC: McDonnell Denies Clemency For Killer 2010-03-12
... week's execution of a man who killed his teen friend in 1999 then bragged about it to prosecutors once he thought he couldn't face the death penalty.
Richmond Times Dispatch: Marsh stood in way of pro-gun legislation 2010-03-12
Expand the death penalty to accomplices in capital murders. Prohibit public access to records of holders of concealed-handgun permits.
WSU Today: Conference helps teens become responsible citizens 2010-03-12
Human trafficking, the death penalty and firearms safety were just some of the issues argued - on both sides - by teen ...
10 Connects: Florida vampire to run for president 2010-03-12
In his extended interview with 10 Connects, Sharkey shared well-thought-out opinions on capital punishment, the abortion issue, and veterans issues.
ecPulse: Netherlands may allow the elderly suicide 2010-03-12
Some of the media pointed that Netherlands discussing at this time to allow healthy elderly, who feel bored with their lives to suicide by lethal injecti ...
Chicago Press Release Services: Suspect in ex-Naperville teen's murder broke parole 2010-03-12
... charged with a “special circumstance” allegation of murder while committing or attempting a rape, a charge that could make him death penalty-eligible.
www.OC180NEWS.com: Why Do Sexual Predators Get Released to Rape and Murder Again? 2010-03-12
Earlier this week, an Orange County jury recommended Rodney James Alcala receive the death penalty for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old Orange County ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Jury convicts Arlington man of murder during parking lot robbery 2010-03-12
They were not seeking the death penalty, but if Barnes had been convicted of capital murder, the sentence would automatically have been life without parole.
Big Journalism: Running the Out Clock on Rifqa Bary While the Dhimmi Media Sleeps 2010-03-12
Rifqa's entire legal strategy, meanwhile, has hinged on ignoring the Islamic aspects of the case, although Islam's death penalty for apostasy is the only ...
The Daily Princetonian: Groups unite to fight anti-gay bill 2010-03-12
Originally, the bill would have imposed the death penalty for those guilty of “aggravated homosexuality” or engaging in a homosexual act in which one of ...
BusinessWeek: Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling 2010-03-12
The state now can't afford to pay to defend the accused in several capital punishment cases, leaving them waiting in jail for years before their trial ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Arlington man sentenced to 75 years for felony murder 2010-03-12
They were not seeking the death penalty, but if Barnes had been convicted of capital murder, the sentence would automatically have been life without parole.
TriCities.com: Howard Hawk Willis to appear before new judge Tuesday 2010-03-12
Earlier this month, Judge Lynn Brown recused himself from the possible death penalty case, citing a $2 million lawsuit Willis filed against him in federal ...
Seattle Central District News: Seattle Times: Accused cop killer goes on courtroom tirade 2010-03-12
Prosecutors are currently in the process of deciding whether to pursue the death penalty against Monfort in the case. That decision is expected in June.
WCPO: Kirkland Case Goes To The Jury 2010-03-12
"He didn't take the phone," Welsh said in an effort to try and convince the jury to remove the death penalty specfication from the case.
Arirang News: Police Files Arrest Warrant for Busan Rape Susapect 2010-03-12
If Kim is found guilty on either one of the charges he could face life imprisonment or receive the death penalty. An on-scene investigation to verify Kim' ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Twin convicted of capital murder for driving getaway car in Tarrant County ... 2010-03-12
... sentenced by state District Judge Sharen Wilson to life without parole, the only possible sentence since prosecutors did not seek the death penalty.
2TheAdvocate: Nurse testifies dead boy had trauma, bruises 2010-03-12
If he is convicted as charged, prosecutors will ask the jury to recommend the death penalty. Registered nurse Aida Williams, who attended Coon in ...
Morgan Hill Times: VTA bus hits, kills horse 2010-03-12
... which made for a horrific scene as it flailed around for about 45 minutes until animal control officers arrived with a lethal injection.
KUIK: News - Friday 3/12 - Serrano faces lethal injection, but only after years ... 2010-03-12
HILLSBORO - A jury sentenced killer Ricardo Serrano to death Thursday, but the multilayered appeals process - which one expert says could cost taxpayers $1 ...
Arizona Daily Star: Man convicted in fatal beating of Three Points woman 2010-03-12
The Pima County Attorney's Office originally had planned to seek the death penalty against both men. Prosecutors later dropped those plans because both ...
Dallas Morning News: Editorial: Hits and Misses 2010-03-12
His shoot-from-the-hip ruling that capital punishment is unconstitutional seemed more like a stunt than the starting point for a significant legal debate.
kypost.com: Jury Deliberates Kirkland's Fate In Two Murder Cases 2010-03-12
However, Welsh sought to convince the jury the death penalty specification isn't valid in the Crawford case because the 14-year-old wasn't raped or robbed.
Indiana Daily Student: Indiana man who murdered 2 set to die in Texas 2010-03-12
... be the fourth prisoner executed this year in the nation's busiest capital punishment state. Two other inmates are set for lethal injection this month.
WMDT: Sentenced To Death 2010-03-12
On November 5, 2009 the jury voted 11 to 1 for the death sentence. Today a Judge agreed Taylor should be put to death by lethal injection.
Slidell Sentry News: Florida man found guilty in boss' murder 2010-03-12
The district attorney's office opted to not seek the death penalty in this case, and therefore Swafford will be give mandatory life in prison when he ...
LifeNews.com: Jury Finds Michigan Man Guilty Who Shot Pro-Life Advocate Over Abortion Signs 2010-03-12
Drake added that he has no remorse about the shootings but admitted he should receive the death penalty for them. Pouillon was a regular protester at ...
Galveston County: Larry Porter - Daily News 2010-03-12
In response to “Judge's critics not arguing right facts” (The Daily News, March 9): I'm one of those pro-death penalty people. I only care about the fact ...
Thaindian.com: Millsboro, DE man sentenced to death penalty for 2007 murder 2010-03-12
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (BNO NEWS) – A Millsboro, Delaware on Friday man was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 2007 murder of his fiancÃ©e ...
NOLA.com: Orleans jury convicts man of killing kids in 2002 over "high school drama" 2010-03-12
Prosecutors had reduced the charges after initally launching a first-degree death penalty case against Lewis in 2002. The jury voted 10-2 that Lewis ...
CNN: Authorities seek help identifying people in serial killer's photos 2010-03-12
Alcala was convicted for Samsoe's murder in 1980 and sentenced to receive the death penalty, but the conviction was overturned by the California Supreme ...
Arizona Daily Star: Judge: Man who killed cabbie eligible for death penalty 2010-03-12
... pm A 22-year-old man who killed a Tucson cab driver was deemed eligible for the death penalty Friday by Pima County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields.
La Jolla Light: Report: Gardner violated parole seven times 2010-03-12
... discovery of Amber's body in the Pala area. Gardner could face the death penalty if convicted of Chelsea's death. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 4.
Asheville Citizen-Times: Prosecution psychologist to examine Edwardo Wong in Trooper David Shawn ... 2010-03-12
Defendants in death penalty cases are guaranteed two attorneys. Wong is accused of shooting and killing Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. during a June 17 ...
The Valley Chronicle: Slaying suspects found in Mexico 2010-03-12
Dana said the the death penalty was not an issue for Mexican officials in agreeing to extradition, since both were juveniles at the time of the slaying.
WFMJ: Ohio man charged in teen killings called 'monster' 2010-03-12
Lawyers trying to spare Kirkland from a possible death penalty again told jurors they were sure the trial would go to the sentencing phase and that he ...
Dayton Daily News: Deliberations under way in Ohio teen killings case 2010-03-12
Lawyers trying to spare Kirkland from a possible death penalty again told jurors they were sure the trial would go to the sentencing phase and that he ...
WKRC TV Cincinnati: Verdict Reached In Anthony Kirkland Trial 2010-03-12
... to the murders of 13 year old Kenney and 14 year old Sharee Crawford, he must be found guilty by a jury because both of charges are death penalty cases.
Salt Lake Tribune: Defense say accused taking fall for gang leader in double homicide 2010-03-12
Perea, now 22, is charged in 2nd District Court with two counts of aggravated murder, but prosecutors last week decided not to pursue the death penalty.
Sussex Countian: Millsboro man sentenced to death in 2007 fiancÃ©e killing 2010-03-12
... was sentenced this morning by Sussex County Superior Court Judge E. Scott Bradley to death by lethal injection for the 2007 killing of his fiancÃ©e.
Southern Pines Pilot: Judge Sets Deadline for Hair Analysis in Murder Case 2010-03-12
Sherrod Nicholas Harrison, 19, and Michael Graham Currie, 18, both of Cameron, were charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty ...
Psychiatric Times: Death's Conviction 2010-03-12
No matter what you think of the death penalty, we can all agree – that family's pain can never be accounted for.” That did it.
UC Los Angeles: CuauhtÃ©moc CÃ¡rdenas 2010-03-12
... CÃ¡rdenas said, the only concrete proposals before voters came from the margins: a push to reinstate the death penalty and another to protest the whole ...
Times Record News: Man is given death penalty 2010-03-12
Although nothing will bring back her daughter, Liberty Bell Cotton feels her family got some closure this week, more than six years after her youngest ...
Rediff: Spain beat Korea to finish fifth 2010-03-12
... scored in the last minute of regulation time and then held their nerve to beat South Africa 9-8 via the sudden death penalty shoot-out to finish ninth.
Hernando Today: Shooting spree suspect pleads not guilty in deputy's death 2010-03-12
During the arraignment, Kalisz was notified that 3rd Judicial Circuit State Attorney Robert "Skip" Jarvis would be seeking the death penalty in the case.
Focus Taiwan News Channel: Apple Daily: Serious discussion on death penalty 2010-03-12
Consensus is difficult to come by on the issue of the death penalty. However, the attitude adopted by Taiwanese society in discussing the issue deserve ...
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis: Indiana Man Executed in Texas 2010-03-12
31-year-old Joshua Maxwell of Indianapolis died by lethal injection at 7:27 pm Eastern Time for the murder of Bayer County ...
Seattle Times: Could photos from Seattle storage locker provide clues in serial killings? 2010-03-12
... found in a Shoreline storage locker more than 30 years ago could point to additional victims of a notorious serial killer facing the death penalty.
The Japan Times: Bill OK'd to end capital-crime statute of limitations 2010-03-12
... maintained on attempted murder and arson of inhabited buildings under the revision, although the maximum penalty for these crimes is capital punishment.
KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas: Federal Judge Stays Arkansas Inmate's Execution 2010-03-12
... it would "ignore the equally important public interest in the humane and constitutional application of the state's lethal injection statute.
Seattle Times: Montfort's rantings shake packed King County courtroom 2010-03-12
Monfort is charged with one count of aggravated murder — and could face the death penalty — as well as three counts of attempted first-degree murder ...
Deccan Herald: Images don't lie, 26/11 trial court told 2010-03-12
The prosecution described the 26/11 attack as an act of war on India, deserving death penalty or life imprisonment. It also covered the evidence regarding ...
NOLA.com: Covington man convicted of murdering drug dealer in 2006 2010-03-12
District attorneys have the discretion to pursue the death penalty in first-degree murder cases, but St. Tammany District Attorney Walter Reed declined ...
New Britain Herald: Local lawmakers dicuss issues with Berlin residents 2010-03-12
DeFronzo said he had voted to maintain the death penalty in the state. “Our jurists should have this tool available to them,” he said.
Parkersburg News: Evans goes before judge 2010-03-12
Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Kevin Rings said a decision has not been made on whether to seek the death penalty against Ev ...
Legalbrief: Australia bans death penalty for 'all time' 2010-03-12
A Sydney Morning Herald report notes that a liberal senator has used the permanent abolition of the death penalty in Australia to call for Indonesia ...
Lagniappe: Thomas to Appeal Before End of the Day 2010-03-12
“It's like getting capital punishment for pissin' on the sidewalk,” Clark said. “Do you think the punishment was appropriate?” Thomas was disbarred twice ...
AsiaOne: Texas executes convicted cop killer 2010-03-12
WASHINGTON - A convicted cop killer was executed by lethal injection Thursday in Texas, state prison authorities said. Joshua Maxwell, 31, was pronounced ...
NDTV.com: Anger in Orissa Assembly over child abuse case 2010-03-12
"Even death penalty won't be enough,'' said Pradip Maharathy, senior BJD MLA. reported to the police that girl students were being molested by male faculty ...
WPXI Pittsburgh: Defense: Confession In Braddock Toddler's Death Coerced 2010-03-12
William Page, 26, could face the death penalty if convicted in the February 2007 death of Nyia Page, whose body was found in woods near the family's home.
Indlaw.com: Tamil Nadu government to announce stand on Nalini's release plea on March 29 2010-03-12
She was awarded capital punishment but due to the intervention of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her death sentence was commuted to life.
Rockford Register Star: Man sentenced to death in 1970 has upcoming chance at release 2010-03-12
At the conclusion of Madison's five-day trial, then-Winnebago County State's Attorney Philip Reinhard argued in favor of capital punishment.
KLAS-TV: Web Searches at Issue in Reno Murder Trial 2010-03-12
He could face the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors alleged James Biela's computers showed thousands of Internet search hits for key words such ...
Arkansas News: McDaniel: State still preparing to execute Jones Tuesday 2010-03-12
... because it hinders his ability to pursue a legal claim by denying him access to the actual lethal injection protocol that will be used to execute him.
First Coast News: Dubose Guilty of Killing DreShawna Davis in 2006 2010-03-12
The jury returned the death penalty recommendation to Judge L. Page Haddock late this afternoon. After hearing hours of testimony from expert witnesse ...
The Associated Press: Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas 2010-03-12
Joshua Maxwell's voice broke as he apologized repeatedly in the seconds before the state put him to death by lethal injection for the October 2000 slaying ...
Florida Times-Union: Supreme Court affirms death penalty for convicted killer Tiffany Cole 2010-03-12
Florida has executed two women since reinstating the death penalty: serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2002 and Judy Buenoano, convicted of poisoning her ...
Woodburn Independent: Death penalty will apply in Turnidge case 2010-03-12
SALEM — A judge ruled Thursdaythe state can seek the death penalty in the trial of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge,the father and son accused of orchestrating ...