Civil Rights | Death Penalty

2010-03-17: Headlines

Contra Costa Times: Detective testifies in Manzano murder trial 2010-03-17
Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if Manzano is found guilty of murder. Williams testified that he was directed to Loma Linda University Medical ...
StandardNet: Perea verdict: Guilty 2010-03-17
But that all ended March 4 when both sides met with 2nd District Judge Ernie Jones to announce, five days before trial began, that the death penalty was off ...
Savannah Morning News: Budget cuts endanger courts, state chief justice says 2010-03-17
One Superior Court judge has 16 death penalty cases pending, in part because of the elimination of the senior judge program, one she called "one of the best ...
???: Justice Ministry to pursue protective custody system and execution in S.Korea 2010-03-17
South Korea has not carried out the death penalty in twelve years and was classified by Amnesty International as “abolitionist in practice.
San Bernardino Sun: Revenge solves nothing 2010-03-17
Capital punishment in California is a joke without a punch line and we can't afford the comedians who support it any longer. Let's step away from revenge ...
Art Daily: Crime and Pinishment Explored in Exhibition at MusÃ©e d'Orsay 2010-03-17
The exhibition is based on a project of Robert Badinter, a French lawyer who succeeded in abolishing the death penalty in France while being Minister ...
Oneindia: Mumbai terror attacks: Headley to plead guilty 2010-03-17
If convicted he would have been slapped with a death penalty. Headley's status hearing was scheduled for Mar 23 in the US District court in Washington.
Peoria Journal Star: Bond cut for man accused in tot's killing 2010-03-17
Vancil said while this was not a death penalty case, the charges against Richardson were "almost as serious as possible." Before setting the new bond amount ...
Beaverton Valley Times: Judge imposes death sentence for murder of Bethany mother, sons 2010-03-17
A jury of eight women and four men took less than four hours March 11 to unanimously agree to impose the death penalty for the crime.
Chicago Tribune: Chicago man to plead guilty this week in connection with Mumbai attacks 2010-03-17
Headley faces up to the death penalty. Theis said it was safe to say the plea agreement would take into account "sentencing issues," but he would ...
The Hindu: Headley to plead guilty before US court on March 18 2010-03-17
He could face the death penalty if convicted of all 12 charges laid against him. A status hearing for Headley was set for March 23 in the US District court ...
WBUR: How High Court Could Change If Stevens Retires 2010-03-17
There is also some truth, particularly on some issues like affirmative action, like the death penalty, that Stevens has changed, but I think he's more right ...
The Pendulum: Campus Safety and Police officer to run for NC state senator 2010-03-17
He also said he supports removing forced annexation, eliminating domain, the death penalty, increased educational choice in regards to charter schools ...
WRAL.com: Feds: Second UNC murder suspect could still be charged 2010-03-17
Winston-Salem, NC — Federal prosecutors say proper procedure was followed in deciding whether to seek the death penalty for a man charged in connection ...
FayObserver.com: Deliberations continue in Shareef murder trial 2010-03-17
If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Early into Tuesday's deliberations, the jury asked the court for a clarification on the underlying basis ...
ABC 4: Perea found guility in double murder case 2010-03-17
Perea originally faced the possibility of the death penalty. However, prosecutors announced days before the trial that they would not pursue it and did ...
KULR-TV: Murder Trial Sent to Jury 2010-03-17
... requires a unanimous decision from all 12 jurors. If convicted, Covington could spend the rest of his life in prison. The death penalty is off the table.
Bennington Banner: Letters: An 'un-healthy' health plan 2010-03-17
Many states in the United States have eliminated or restricted capital punishment of even the most vicious of criminals. We seem to be very concerned ...
People's Daily Online: Organ trafficking ring to go on trial 2010-03-17
A drop in the number of executions after China's Supreme People's Court began to review death penalty cases in 2007 led to a rise in living org ...
10TV: Ohio Inmate Executed 2010-03-17
At 10:12 am, Reynolds laid strapped on the table and stared up at the ceiling from the second he received the lethal injection until 10:27 am when he w ...
Youngstown Vindicator: Man executed for '94 murder wanted to die alone, adviser says 2010-03-17
He was the 36th inmate put to death since the state resumed capital punishment in 1999 and the fourth executed under the state's new single-drug protocol.
WAFF: Jacob Shaffer asks court for second preliminary hearing 2010-03-17
However, he will take those up on April 6th along with any other motions filed by attorneys, including ones having to do with the death penalty.
Richmond Times Dispatch: Execution of teen's killer set for tomorrow 2010-03-17
If carried out, the execution would be Virginia's 106th since the US Supreme Court allowed the death penalty to resume in 1976, a toll second only to Texas'
Hartford Courant: Other State's Grand Juries Effective In Wake Of Workplace Deaths 2010-03-17
In his March 14 article on the need for strong criminal penalties for workplace deaths [Opinion, "Federal Safety Penalty 'Feeble'"], Jeffrey A. Meyer ...
The Ledger: State Briefs 2010-03-17
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the 49-year-old failed mortgage broker. Authorities found the bodies on Jan. 23 in the family's home in ...
Campus Progress: Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break at the University of Texas- Austin 2010-03-17
Join students from around the country from March 15-19 in Austin, Texas to learn about and fight against the death penalty. Participants will come away ...
Southern Pines Pilot: Committed to Choice 2010-03-17
If you ever organize a rally on pro-choice or end-of-life counseling, count me in. I wonder if all these pro-lifers are also against capital punishment.
Macon Telegraph: House OKs bill to outlaw gas euthanizations of animals 2010-03-17
House Bill 788, which cleared the House of Representatives in a 115-46 vote Tuesday, would require that any animals put down be killed by lethal injection.
TMCnet: BRIEF: New judge appointed in Craft case 2010-03-17
Vick has also been in the news for imposing stiff penalties when cell phones ring in the courtroom and for overseeing an appeal of a death penalty verdict.
VAFireNews.com: New law allows death penalty in fire marshal slayings | GoDanRiver 2010-03-17
Under a new law passed by the General Assembly this year, anyone who kills a fire marshal could face the death penalty. The bill passed the House ...
Daily News & Analysis: David Headley to plead guilty before US court tomorrow 2010-03-17
However, Headley's cooperation in the investigation is seen as a way to escape death penalty. Spokesman for Chicago US attorney Patrick J Fitzgerald ...
WIBW: Terror Suspect Expected To Plead Guilty, Lawyer Says 2010-03-17
If convicted on the current charges, Headley faces the possibility of the death penalty. A spokesman for the US Attorney's Office in Chicago would ...
The Bahama Journal: Two Get Death Penalty 2010-03-17
Two Freeport men were sentenced to death yesterday for murdering a Grand Bahama police officer more than two years ago.
MSN India: Baba Ramdev unveils roadmap for his political plunge 2010-03-17
I want to use black money for the good of the country, ensure that offences like corruption and terrorism get the capital punishment, and turn the political ...
Indy Wrestling: IWF Premier Pro Wrestling results from 3/14 in Golden, CO 2010-03-17
Blood Money (Romeo and "The Rock and Roll Vampire" Ronin) & Capital Punishment (Brandon Morris and Wayne Thomas), Tommy Bouchet def.
Youngstown Vindicator: 2 plead innocent in Fimognari, Brown murders 2010-03-17
Houser, who faces death-penalty specifications in the Jan. 23 murder of Angeline Fimognari at St. Dominic Church, is set for trial April 12.
Asheville Citizen-Times: Haywood County killer granted parole 2010-03-17
Buncombe County prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Thomas, saying the shooting was premeditated, but the jury declined to convict him ...
PNW Local News: Defense begins case in quadruple-murder trial 2010-03-17
Accused of killing a Kirkland family and setting their home on fire, Schierman, 28, faces the death penalty if he is found guilty.
Macon Telegraph: Wagner pleads guilty, gets life sentence in husband's killing 2010-03-17
She faced the death penalty before a February hearing, but prosecutors dropped it in exchange for Wagner waiving her right to a jury trial.
dailynews365: Terror Suspect Headley Likely To Plead Guilty In Chicago Court 2010-03-17
A death penalty is sure for Headley if convicted of all the twelve charges laid against him. On March 23 there will be a status hearing for Headley in ...
New York Times: Ohio: Execution After Suicide Attempt 2010-03-17
Lawrence Reynolds Jr., 43, was executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility nine days after guards found him unconscious in h ...
89.3 KPCC: Missing women identified in convicted serial killer's photos 2010-03-17
New York authorities have not charged Alcala, but since the state does not have the death penalty, it's unlikely prosecutors would want to pursue ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

News & Observer: Prosecution, defense agree: Cooper killed five men 2010-03-16
... child by his father, abuse that left him emotionally traumatized and unable to plot or plan the killings -- a key factor in death penalty deliberations.
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Area & State Briefs: $1 million bail set for accused killer of 2 women in Granbury 2010-03-16
District Attorney Rob Christian said he has not decided whether to seek the death penalty for Ingerson. -- Deanna Boyd FORT WORTH -- A 46-year-old m ...
KMOX.com: Save money, stop executing says coalition 2010-03-16
The Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty says the state could save millions by eliminating the death penalty. Executive Director Jeremy Schroeder ...
Contra Costa Times: DA seeks death penalty in Fontana killing 2010-03-16
FONTANA - The San Bernardino County Distinct Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty for a man accused of raping a woman and strangling her to death ...
The National Law Journal: Feds Try First MS-13 Gang Case, Come Up Empty 2010-03-16
... MS-13 in 2008 that now includes six death-eligible defendants (the Justice Department has not yet decided whether to actually seek capital punishment).
Boston Globe: Stevens considers retirement decision 2010-03-16
He is the only justice to say the death penalty was unconstitutional. He has shown few signs of slowing down, playing tennis regularly and writing a 90-page ...
CBS13.com: Widow Testifies At Rampage Suspect's Trial 2010-03-16
Karen said she has eagerly awaited justice for her husband's death for four years, but she is torn on the possibility that Dunn could face the death penalty ...
Focus Taiwan News Channel: China Times: New justice minister should address death penalty 2010-03-16
The person who succeeds Wang Ching-feng as minister of justice should make clear his or her stance on capital punishment. On the surface, Wang stepped down ...
Houston Chronicle: Lawyers make last bid for man convicted in Panhandle slayings 2010-03-16
Skinner's lead attorney, Rob Owen of the University of Texas Capital Punishment Center, asked the high court to review lower court decisions that prohibited ...
San Diego 6: Friend Stands By Accused Killer of Chelsea King 2010-03-16
Gardner could face the death penalty if convicted of Chelsea's death. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 4. SAN DIEGO - We're learning more about John ...
National Ledger: Florida Vampire for President - Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey 2010-03-16
10 Connects reports: "Sharkey shared well-thought-out opinions on capital punishment, the abortion issue, and veterans issues." See the details here.
KMOV.com: Pizza and Politics with the Mo. Supreme Court 2010-03-16
... how courts function with other branches of government and the press, the imposition of the death penalty, and national issues such as Guantanamo Bay ...
CBS13.com: Prosecutor: Suspect Had Hatred Of Law Enforcement 2010-03-16
Because Siackasorn was a minor when the crime was committed, he is not eligible to receive the death penalty. If convicted, he faces the maximum sentence ...
WCTV: Florida Vampire to Run For President 2010-03-16
In an extended interview with WTSP, Sharkey shared well-thought-out opinions on capital punishment, the abortion issue, and veterans issues.
The Ledger: Moore Gets a New Lawyer 2010-03-16
Dressed in orange jail clothing, Moore listened as prosecutors indicated that they hadn't yet reached a decision about whether to seek the death penalty ...
AsiaOne: M'sian woman faces death in China 2010-03-16
The 28-year-old woman faces death by lethal injection if convicted as China's Criminal Law stipulates that trafficking of more than 50g of heroin ...
San Diego Union Tribune: Former public defender sentenced to probation 2010-03-16
Karen Cabrera, 59, was the former supervising investigator for death penalty and other high-profile cases. She was arrested in April and charged with trying ...
CBS 2: Iran Vows Death Penalty For 6 Protesters 2010-03-16
It was not immediately clear if the protesters facing the death penalty were linked to the banned party. Keeping the pressure on elsewhere ...
Altoona Mirror: Kopriva tosses out defense arguments in Horner case 2010-03-16
"Generally, we note the death penalty in Pennsylvania has not been found to be unconstitutional," Blair County President Judge Jolene G. Kopriva wrote ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Torture not just cruel for cats 2010-03-16
Yesterday, a colleague of mine suggested that, if caught, the subnormal sadist should face the death penalty. A murder-for-murder response would be just ...
The Online Citizen: M Ravi: Death penalty should not be dispensed 'in an automated, robotic ... 2010-03-16
Yong is facing the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking. He has been through 2 stays of execution. Escorted into the courtroom by four uniformed ...
Brown County Democrat: Former NEA head to get Notre Dame's Laetare Medal 2010-03-16
Previous winners have included President John F. Kennedy, anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean, actor-activist Martin Sheen, Cardinal Joseph ...
WPXI Pittsburgh: Jurors Hear Dad's Alleged Confession In Braddock Toddler's Death 2010-03-16
... child's shirt in the home's basement, an area which, police said, Page referred to as his dungeon. Page could face the death penalty if convicted.
Tampa Tribune: Public defender bows out of Moore case 2010-03-16
Assistant State Attorney Jay Pruner said his office has yet to decide whether it will seek the death penalty if Moore is convicted of first-degree murder.
Reno Gazette-Journal: Judge rules DNA from Biela's son can be used in Denison trial 2010-03-16
... and with kidnapping and sexually assaulting another UNR student on Dec. 17, 2007. He has pleaded not guilty. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Media Update: WAN-IFRA condemns detention of Iranian journalists 2010-03-16
He has already spent several years in prison over the past decade for campaigning against the death penalty and, along with his family, has been subjected ...
FayObserver.com: Judge lightens weight on jurors 2010-03-16
... preparing to further deliberate over the fate of Abdullah El-Amin Shareef, accused of first-degree murder and facing the death penalty.
New York Times: Defendants Fresh From War Find Service Counts in Court 2010-03-16
The Supreme Court seemed to signal greater consideration for military service in a decision in November throwing out the death penalty for a Korean War ...
Straits Times: Death row appeal: Judgement reserved 2010-03-16
THE fate of a condemned drug trafficker given another shot at an appeal remains in the balance following arguments made against and for the death penalty ...
Macon Telegraph: Woman: Boyfriend acted alone in killing 2010-03-16
She faced the death penalty before a February hearing, but prosecutors dropped it in exchange for Wagner's waiving her right to a jury trial.
News & Observer: Five killings blamed on childhood abuse 2010-03-16
The case bucks the national trend of prosecutors backing away from the death penalty because of high-profile wrongful convictions and the exorbitant cost ...
Newton Citizen: Suspect in crash death denied bond 2010-03-16
State prosecutors said they had not made the decision as to whether or not they would seek the death penalty. They explained that they were waiting for all ...
Socialist Worker Online: Execution opponents surprise Perry 2010-03-16
Rick Perry, who has presided more than 200 executions during his time in office, came here for a re-election tour stop, anti-death penalty activists ...
Joplin Globe: Aptness of death penalty remains issue in trial 2010-03-16
He further suggested that the prosecutor might be continuing to seek the death penalty in Black's 11-year-old case because of perceived racial pressure ...
Saudi Gazette: Alleged serial rapist arrested in Al-Baha 2010-03-16
The accused also has a previous criminal record containing charges of sodomy, and could face the death penalty. – Okaz/SG.
KGTV San Diego: Local Man Discusses Game Show Appearance With Serial Killer 2010-03-16
The jury in that case has recommended the death penalty for Alcala. Cerami didn't remember who was on the show with him until the episode was played during ...
MyNews4: Judge issues key rulings in Biela case 2010-03-16
... from juror to juror as they sat in the jury box. The judge also ruled that if jurors find Biela guilty, the death penalty will be an option for punishment.
Chicago Daily Herald: Last Lake Co. public hanging in 1874 2010-03-16
There seemed to be opposition to capital punishment and sentiment that the convicted man was of "good character." Elijah Haines of Waukegan was serving ...
Valley News: Doctor testifies teenage runaway was stabbed 133 times 2010-03-16
Aldana could face the death penalty if convicted, while Solorza could get 25 years to life in prison. North County Cosmetic About a week before her death ...

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" ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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).
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.
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?
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 ...
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.
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: 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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WREX-TV: Rockford man turns to 13 News for help with parole hearing for brother's killer 2010-03-15
The man who did it, Calvin Madison, originally got the death penalty. That was later changed to 75-100 years in prison with possible parole.
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 ...
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 ...

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 ...