SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Death Penalty Archives: Death Penalty Child star admits killing 2 for yacht  Oct 11, 2008 Pohlson told the jury Tuesday that his purpose in admitting Deleon is guilty was to save his client from the death penalty. Justice at lastMatt Hawks said when he heard Pohlsons statement, I was kind of relieved in a way, just [at] the thought that theyre admitting guilt. (MSNBC -- Crime) Parents of slain Chinese girl upset Emerson didn't meet with them  Oct 11, 2008 Canada is wary about co-operating with China because Mr. Li could face the death penalty. Ms. Zhou's mother, Yang Baoying, and her father, Zhao Zisheng, did not attend yesterday's news conference because they are not feeling well due to cardiac issues and stress related to a memorial service held for their daughter this week in Vancouver, Ms. Li said. (Globe and Mail) Aaron Katz, 92, tenaciously sought exoneration of Rosenbergs  Oct 10, 2008 Michael Meeropol, now chairman of the economics department at Western New England College in Massachusetts, said that Mr. Katz had "always argued that if Ethel and Julius, in fact, had done anything, it was not the secret of the atom bomb and certainly didn't warrant the death penalty.". "Nor did it justify breaking the rules by which American justice is supposed to be administered," Meeropol said. (Boston Globe) Editorial: Politically, crime doesn't pay  Oct 10, 2008 On paper, at least, McCain looks marginally tougher on crime, with his broad support for the death penalty and call for more spending on federal prisons. But Obama, who supports the death penalty in limited cases, including child rape, is hardly a bleeding heart on crime and punishment. (Boston Globe) Killer of 5 apparently hangs self in Ind. prison  Oct 10, 2008 Members of Alejandra's family also opposed the death penalty because their Roman Catholic faith teaches against it. Rev. Paul R. Bueter, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Warsaw, counseled Rios in jail. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime) Political dynasties: Bush the third?  Oct 10, 2008 On the death penalty. "The surest way to get something in today's society is to elevate one's status to that of the oppressed. Many of the modern victim movements - the gay rights movement, the feminist movement, the black empowerment movement - have attempted to get people to view themselves as part of a smaller group deserving of something from society.". (Yahoo News -- Bush Family) News Stories  Oct 10, 2008 Death Penalty Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty) Crash victim endured wrongful conviction  Oct 10, 2008 Prosecutor Tony Rackauckas pushed for the death penalty, but the jury was hung on that decision ... Prosecutor Tony Rackauckas pushed for the death penalty, but the jury was hung on that decision. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Uncle of slain Vt. girl pleads not guilty  Oct 10, 2008 Charges could lead to death penalty for convicted sex offender ... - Defense lawyers entered not-guilty pleas Wednesday for the uncle of a slain Vermont girl and told the judge their strategy depends on whether prosecutors choose to seek the death penalty ... An indictment last week charged him with kidnapping resulting in death with special circumstances that would make him eligible for the death penalty and five child pornography counts. (MSNBC -- Crime) A Democrat not on this blog  Oct 10, 2008 I am voting against the petition for rehearing because the views of the American people on the death penalty for child rape were, to tell the truth, irrelevant to the majoritys decision in this case. The majority opinion, after an unpersuasive attempt to show that a consensus against the penalty existed, in the end came down to this: [T]he Constitution contemplates that in the end our own judgment will be brought to bear on the question of the acceptability of the death penalty under the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion) Executions near for 12 on Texas death row  Oct 10, 2008 Then six more in November, adding to Texas' standing as the nation's most active death penalty state. Alvin Kelly says "it's just the way of Texas." Kelly's to be the first of the 12 set to die when he heads to the state death chamber in Huntsville on Tuesday. (KSLA.com, LA) * Anti-death penalty group holds Double Ten show  Oct 10, 2008 Anti-death penalty group holds Double Ten show. ROLE MODEL: The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty says Taiwan can be an example for the rest of Asia, which is the most death penalty-active region By Loa Iok-Sin STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Oct 11, 2008, Page 2 ... The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) held a concert on the Double Ten holiday yesterday to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty, intended to raise public support for its campaign against capital punishment. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) * Death penalty is on the wane  Oct 10, 2008 Death penalty is on the wane ... Amnesty International India activists wear black hoods and nooses around their necks as they protest against the death penalty in New Delhi yesterday ... The world is moving closer to the final abolition of the death penalty, the latest figures published to coincide with World Day against the Death Penalty on Thursday showed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) DAMM FOUND GUILTY: Murdered girl's father has had fill of Damm writeLink("vid_id=1257&file=dammverdict.flv");  Oct 10, 2008 The conviction means the case will continue to the eligibility phase, where the panel will determine if it meets the criteria for the death penalty ... If convicted of first-degree murder Damm could face the death penalty ... RIP_Jr_2007 wrote on Oct 10, 2008 8:32 AM:" I am so glad that this is FINALLY over for you Laneaka, Adonis & Family. The healing process can begin now and Donnisha can REST IN PEACE. We have been praying for you all constantly and have had faith that this day would come.... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) More Outbursts From Skagit Shooting Suspect In Court  Oct 10, 2008 Current Conditions 46. Severe Weather Alert. (KIRO TV, WA) 'He should never walk free in public again'  Oct 10, 2008 Carol deDelley, mom of bus beheading victim Tim McLean, said dangerous criminals should be locked up forever or given death penalty. Mike McIntyre , Winnipeg Free Press. (Canada.com) Murder suspect says he doesn't remember key moments; Memorial for Kathleen Tubbs scheduled  Oct 10, 2008 Tortoise wrote on Oct 9, 2008 6:02 AM:" Death penalty! Don't let us down, prosecutor! " ... Kelso Resident wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:41 AM:" He knows perfectly well what he did. He texed his former girlfriend saying "he hopes she likes the gift he left at her parents house" It show pre meditation, he knows what he did. The more info comes out about this animal the more I think he derseves (SP) the death penalty. My condolence to the family having to face this long darkness. " ... jinxy wrote on Oct... (Longview Daily News, WA) Bars of trouble: Cell phones in jail  Oct 10, 2008 He's facing the federal death penalty. In Canada, imprisoned drug lord Rivo D'Onofrio used cell phones to make thousands of calls to his cronies. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA) Martella pleads guilty to 2 murder counts  Oct 10, 2008 The Kings County District Attorney's Office was pursuing the death penalty against Martella, on two felony charges of murder, burglary in the first degree, arson of an inhabited structure and possession of an assault weapon. According to court documents, prosecutors dropped the death penalty from the case on Monday when Martella made his guilty plea. (Hanford Sentinal, CA) Rotten choice  Oct 10, 2008 Rape is a particularly egregious sin and one biblically worthy of the death penalty. It is certainly traumatic for the victim; however, it is a perniciously superstitious idea to think that a child conceived through this act is somehow the devil's seed that must be destroyed. (NJ.com -- Times) Turkey's Detente With Kurds Wavers  Oct 10, 2008 The death penalty was abolished. Arrests and reports of torture declined. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues) Editorial: Property crime measures criminally bad (Oct. 8)  Oct 10, 2008 And, if we would apply the death penalty to those on death row immediately, we would have a few more cells to work with. Quit wasting money trying to 'rehabilitate" child rapist and murderers...thats what ropes are for...it's this panzy *ss feel good its not their fault give them another (and another and another) chance cr*p that chokes the system. " " jdr wrote on Oct 9, 2008 10:07 AM:" No Carpe, it's not. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR) Conviction In "Precious Doe" Murder Trial  Oct 10, 2008 Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, partly because Johnson agreed to withdraw his request to have the case moved out of Kansas City. During closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors a guilty verdict would finally bring justice in a case that brought an outpouring of public grief after a police officer found Erica's naked, headless body in a wooded area of Kansas City in April 2001. (CBS News -- US) Ohio Inmate Not Too Fat For Death Penalty  Oct 10, 2008 State Supreme Court Rules That 267-Pound Man Can Die By Lethal Injection Despite His Plea That He's Too Heavy. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 9, 2008. (CBS News -- US) Thai anti-gov't group leaders surrender to police  Oct 10, 2008 If convicted, they could face death penalty or life sentence. Editor: Yangtze Yan. (Xinhuanet, China) Hunter to get day in court  Oct 10, 2008 At a Rule 24 hearing Sept. 5, 2006, the state indicated that it would not proceed with the case against Hunter as a capital matter, meaning it would not pursue the death penalty. Hunter was charged with first-degree murder and jailed at the Caldwell County Detention Center without bond. (Lenoir News Topic, NC) US sniper guilty of six killings  Oct 10, 2008 Muhammad faces the death penalty for the conviction in Virginia ... They chose not to seek the death penalty - a decision that has reportedly disappointed at least some relatives of the victims. (Yahoo News -- Beltway Sniper Shootings) Judge takes on death row gridlock  Oct 8, 2008 Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist - Los Angeles Times ... Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist ... The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Orange County who was the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty) Questionnaire: Lookout Mountain Jucicial Circuit Superior Court judge candidate Chris Arnt  Oct 8, 2008 I am the only candidate who has tried death penalty cases. I have handled the highest profile cases the D.A. s office has ever had; such as the Tri-State Crema-tory case. (Catoosa County News, GA) Convict confesses to killing Eva Lewis  Oct 8, 2008 " Originally charged The two men originally charged with killing Lewis spent a year and a half in jail under the shadow of a death penalty case. Warren Moody, now 38, and co-defendant James Moody, now 44, were serving time for other offenses when they were charged with Lewis' murder in 2005. The Moodys are not related. James Moody was serving time at Hamilton Correctional Institution in Jasper on a burglary charge. At the same time, Warren Moody was in a Valdosta, Ga., prison on a three-year... (The St. Augustine Record) READERS WRITE  Oct 8, 2008 It would be better for both the souls of the prisoners and the souls of the citizens of Georgia if we saved that money by eliminating the death penalty instead. The Rev. CAROLE MADDUX. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion) Suit filed over child's death  Oct 8, 2008 The girl's father, Naeem Williams, is on trial for murder for his daughter's death and faces the death penalty. Talia's stepmother, Delilah Williams, admitted in July 2007 that she participated in a pattern of abuse that led to the death of her 5-year-old stepdaughter while pleading guilty to murder. (Honolulu Advertiser) 20 suspects to be tried under MCOCA  Oct 8, 2008 The serious charge carries the death penalty as the maximum sentence but its their getting booked under MCOCA that gives greater leeway to the cops who can now avail of their maximum custody and file a chargesheet within 180 days instead of the normal 90. Police said the arrested suspects had planted bombs at different places across the country over the past three years. (Times of India) Witness: Teens 'Testing Guns' on Night Of Cop Slaying  Oct 8, 2008 If convicted, the suspects will face life in prison and not the death penalty because they were minors when the shooting happened. Previous Stories. (NBCSandiego.com, CA) Letters for Tuesday, October 7, 2008  Oct 8, 2008 Speakers to address failures of death penalty. The death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights ... There is evidence that the death penalty is applied arbitrarily across race and class. (Missoulian, MT) Murder at sea: 'couple thrown overboard tied to anchor' claim  Oct 8, 2008 Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Skylar Deleon, 29, who appeared on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television show in the 1990s. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and murder for financial gain. (The Age, Australia -- World) Death Penalty Sought In Deputy's Slaying  Oct 8, 2008 -- The Yolo County district attorney announced Wednesday that he will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a deputy. Marco Topete is accused of shooting Yolo County sheriff's deputy Antonio "Tony" Diaz in June during a traffic stop outside of Dunnigan. (KCRA 3, CA) Editorial: Justice on hold amid Abu-Jamal appeals  Oct 8, 2008 The use of the death penalty in the justice system will undoubtedly be argued as long as the possibility of its use persists, but its use has nothing to do with a question of guilt or innocence. But for those who want always to blame the ulterior motives of policemen, judges and newspapers editors, the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal must be the biggest conspiracy in this nation's history. (The Delaware County Times, PA) One dead, one injured in Highlands shooting (Updated with new photos 3:15 p.m.)  Oct 8, 2008 BWELLS wrote on Oct 7, 2008 2:45 PM:" Rosey Glasses: Hanging is allowed. The options for the death penalty are Lethal Injection or Hanging as listed on the http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/ website. : ) Let's hope for the best! ". yourfavoritereddhead wrote on Oct 7, 2008 2:50 PM:" Though most comments are trying to justify that this happened because of the area need to understand that this happens in multi-million dollar neighborhoods, as well as the worst part of town daily. It DOES NOT give... (Longview Daily News, WA) Harvest energy from wind and sun  Oct 8, 2008 He is pro-life, believes marriage is between one man and one woman, welcomes immigrants, ascribes to subsidiarity to end poverty (control of government and economics should be on the local or individual level) rather than collectivism, opposes torture, opposes racism, supports parental choice in the education system, will protect our health-care system from government administration, supports the death penalty only in limited circumstances, as the Catechism teaches. "Faithful Citizenship"... (NJ.com -- Times) 14-year-old Iowa girl abandoned at Omaha hospital  Oct 8, 2008 They had another special session in 2002 to change the law on how the death penalty is meted out. Todd Landry, director of the state's Children and Family Services, said the safe-haven law's legal protections may not apply in this case because the girl is from Iowa, and whoever abandoned the 14-year-old might be prosecuted in that state. (Muscatine Journal, IO) Jacques Won't Attend Arraignment  Oct 8, 2008 Jacques could get the death penalty if convicted. 00000405. (WCAX.com, VT) Defense: Man threw 2 off yacht, killing them  Oct 8, 2008 The attorney indicated his client should not face the death penalty because others involved will have different outcomes of their cases ... Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Deleon, who they say drafted a plan to kill the Hawkses after learning they were planning to sell their 55-foot yacht in November 2004 to spend more time with their baby grandson. (AZCentral -- News) 'Serial Shooter' suspect's attorney rolls out alibis  Oct 8, 2008 Dieteman still faces the death penalty. Everett thinks he is testifying against Hausner with the hope that a jury will spare his life. (AZCentral -- News) Criminal Court meets next week (219)  Oct 8, 2008 State prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty in the Netherton case, but would request a sentence of life in prison without parole. In other local court related news, Jack Pelham, who filed assault charges against John Cook on September 10 after an incident in the Bill Martin's parking lot in Red Boiling Springs, won't be appearing in general sessions court during the month of October. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN) High Court Hints It Will Side With Tobacco  Oct 7, 2008 refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty. rejected an appeal from an Alabama man who was sentenced to five years in prison when a judge wrongly thought the law required him to serve time. (CBS News) STAYING IN TOUCH AFTER TRAGEDY ... On agenda: Pay ex-officers? ... Officials, others react to "rescue" bill ... 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Sister Helen Prejean, a New Orleans nun who has since become a well-known anti-death penalty advocate and author, befriended Patrick during his stay on Death Row and chronicled her relationship with him in the award-winning novel Dead Man Walking, which was subsequently turned into a film of the same name. (New Iberia, LA) A tale of two trials  Oct 7, 2008 " One of the most bizarre incidents in the decidedly bizarre Simpson saga came in 1994 in the run-up to the murder trial. The Los Angeles Police Department had allowed Simpson to turn himself in on June 17, even though the double murder charge meant no bail and a possible death penalty verdict if convicted. The same day, more than a thousand reporters waited for Simpson at the police station. When he failed to appear, confusion set in. At 2pm, the police issued an all-points bulletin. Robert... (Melbourne Herald Sun) Prosecutor: Suspect High When He Struck 'Precious Doe'  Oct 7, 2008 Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, partly because Johnson agreed to withdraw his request to have the case moved out of Kansas City. Share. (Fox News) Political dynasties: Bush the third?  Oct 7, 2008 On the death penalty. "The surest way to get something in today's society is to elevate one's status to that of the oppressed. Many of the modern victim movements - the gay rights movement, the feminist movement, the black empowerment movement - have attempted to get people to view themselves as part of a smaller group deserving of something from society.". (Yahoo News -- Bush Family) Woman testifies about placating kidnapper  Oct 7, 2008 Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty; Nichols' attorneys argue he is not guilty by reason of insanity. Robinson took the stand wearing gray slacks and an open-necked magenta blouse. (Los Angeles Times) Judge takes on death row gridlock  Oct 7, 2008 Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist - Los Angeles Times ... Death penalty upheld for Orange County white supremacist ... The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Orange County who was the first person in the state condemned to die for a racially motivated murder. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty) News Stories  Oct 7, 2008 Death Penalty Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Death Penalty) US Supreme Court rejects new trial for former Black Panther...  Oct 7, 2008 "Even though the federal court granted a new trial on the question of the death penalty, we want a complete reversal of the conviction," he said in July. As part of his defense, Abu-Jamal has argued he was denied a fair trial in 1982 because the prosecution barred 10 qualified African-Americans from sitting on the jury, which in the end consisted of 10 whites and two blacks. (The Drudge Report) Justices won't hear jury, Bible case  Oct 7, 2008 Foreman had cited passage as jurors weighed death penalty ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty ... A Texas jury took about five hours to decide on the death penalty for Lucero. (MSNBC -- Crime) Major criminal cases in Klamath County  Oct 7, 2008 And they have the death penalty for all the child molesters and killers. I think thats great. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR) Trial jury can hear Heyne's statement  Oct 7, 2008 Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty, if he is convicted. A trial date has not been set. (Florida Today) North Korean woman faces spy trial  Oct 7, 2008 While Won could receive the death penalty when she is sentenced later in October, South Korean authorities are seeking far fewer sanctions. In court, the prosecutor asked for a five-year sentence, saying he believed she regretted her spying. (Honolulu Advertiser) Prosecutors want to focus on crime, not punishment  Oct 7, 2008 If Damm is convicted of first-degree murder, jurors will have to decide if he is eligible for the death penalty and, if so, rule on his fate. Prosecutors with the Illinois Attorney General s Office asked the court to prohibit jurors from being told about the percentage of people facing execution, any witness opinions about capital punishment and information about the deterrent effect of the death penalty. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) Man Admits To Killings, Slashing And Robbery  Oct 7, 2008 SAN DIEGO -- A man facing the death penalty for two liquor store killings pleads guilty to several crimes Monday ... Prosecutors said Rices may still face the death penalty during a court hearing set for next year. (NBCSandiego.com, CA) Supreme Court rejects Abu-Jamal's appeal  Oct 7, 2008 Abu-Jamal was given the death penalty, and the case has since attracted international attention stemming from allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. A federal appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing, so federal prosecutors will have to decide whether to again seek the death penalty or allow Abu-Jamal to spend the rest of his life behind bars. (CNN -- US) Moral stance on executions under threat  Oct 7, 2008 CONFIDENTIAL government documents show Australia has devalued its moral authority to oppose capital punishment in South-East Asia through its willingness to assist in death penalty cases, say civil liberties advocates ... Last week the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, confirmed the Howard government's earlier position that the Government would not oppose the death penalty for the Bali bombers ... "That's the problem. It puts us on the moral back foot. We have no real right to say we want clemency in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia) Cuba to commute death sentences  Oct 7, 2008 The death penalty will remain on the statute book in Cuba ... Cuba has been under pressure from human-rights organisations to abolish the death penalty, which is carried out by firing squad ... The only exceptions to the death penalty changes are two Central Americans charged with a hotel bombing that killed an Italian tourist, and a Cuban American charged with murder during an attempt at armed infiltration of the island. (Yahoo News -- Cuba) 12 Texas Death Row Inmates Lose Supreme Court Appeals  Oct 7, 2008 Kelly, 57, faces lethal injection Oct. 14, and is the first of six convicted killers scheduled to die this month in the nation's most active death penalty state. Also losing Monday was Chelsea Richardson, a 24-year-old who is among 10 women on death row in Gatesville. (KWTX.com, TX) Man Pleads Guilty To Liquor Store Shootings  Oct 7, 2008 Besides two counts of first-degree murder, Rices admitted special circumstances allegations of murder during a robbery and multiple murders, which makes him eligible for the death penalty. The defendant also admitted that he personally used a firearm in the March 1, 2006, killings of 22-year-old Heather Mattia and 23-year-old Firas Eiso. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA) CHP murder hearing put off  Oct 7, 2008 The district attorney's office has charged Columbus Allen Jr. II, 32, of Stockton with first-degree murder and three special circumstances that could lead to the death penalty ... Grele initially joined Allen's defense to help with death penalty issues. (Modesto Bee, CA) Turkey's Detente With Kurds Wavers  Oct 7, 2008 The death penalty was abolished. Arrests and reports of torture declined. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues) War, death penalty OK for Christians  Oct 7, 2008 In the book of Numbers, chapter 35 spells out for us situations in which we are directed by God to apply the death penalty and the process of determining guilt. These are but two of many examples that refute your claims. (La Crosse Tribune, WI) Ex-hostage Held By Accused Court Gunman Testifies  Oct 7, 2008 If convicted, Nichols, 36, could face the death penalty for a 2005 shooting spree that began in a downtown Atlanta courthouse that left a judge, a court reporter, a deputy and a federal agent dead. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charges. (CBS News -- US) Marie Holmquist: World too complex for single-issue votes  Oct 7, 2008 The same contradiction exists in the people and institutions who claim to be pro-life and simultaneously pro-death penalty ... Whom should a person with pro-life beliefs vote for when one candidate is pro-choice, and one is anti-abortion but pro-death penalty ... Lydia wrote on Sep 29, 2008 12:33 PM:" What I care about are the children who are born. Child abuse is so much worse than abortion. I am liberal and proud of it! I also believe in the death penalty. By the way, not all of the Iraqi... (Winona Daily News, MN) Former Butcher On Trial For Dismemberment Slayings  Oct 7, 2008 If convicted in the slayings, jurors could then decide if Taveras should get the death penalty in the capital murder case. Taveras is already serving time for a drug conviction. (WNBC.com, NY) Jury Finds Tave Guilty Of 2005 Murder  Oct 7, 2008 Prosecutors were not seeking the death penalty in this case, so Tave will face a mandatory sentence of life in prison, plus 225 years. The jury in this case was not told about the 2004 slaying of William Tomblin or the 2008 rape of a corrections officer -- both charges still pending against Tave. (News4Jax.com, FL) Trial looms for soldier linked to officers' deaths  Oct 7, 2008 If convicted, Martinez could face the death penalty. The judge did agree with defense attorneys to cut some photos from a slide show that prosecutors want to present during opening statements. (USA Today) US sniper guilty of six killings  Oct 7, 2008 Muhammad faces the death penalty for the conviction in Virginia ... They chose not to seek the death penalty - a decision that has reportedly disappointed at least some relatives of the victims. (Yahoo News -- Beltway Sniper Shootings) US sniper gets life for killings  Oct 7, 2008 Muhammad, 45, already faces the death penalty for a conviction in neighbouring Virginia. Ten people died and three were wounded in Muhammad's killing spree in the Washington area in October 2002. (Yahoo News -- Beltway Sniper Shootings) Rices pleads guilty to El Cajon liquor store killings  Oct 7, 2008 EL CAJON A man facing the death penalty in the March 2006 execution-style killings of a clerk and an owner of an El Cajon liquor store pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of first degree murder ... Rices, 27, may still face the death penalty during a court hearing tentatively set for next year following the February trial of a co-defendant in the liquor store robbery, Anthony Miller, 23, of Alpine ... The family had earlier indicated they strongly support the death penalty in this case,... (San Diego Union-Tribune) Media coverage of drug studies lacking, study says  Oct 6, 2008 The Supreme Court has often considered whether the death penalty carried out in any form fits the Eighth Amendment definition of cruel and unusual punishment, but lately its task has been to weigh the thorny issue of whether the cocktail of drugs used to induce death also inflicts inordinate suffering ... "Even physicians who support the death penalty should stay out of its execution, because the problem that the state seeks to solve by using physicians is one of the state's own making by its... (Boston Globe) Major criminal cases in Klamath County  Oct 6, 2008 And they have the death penalty for all the child molesters and killers. I think thats great. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR) * Thai police arrest protest leader  Oct 6, 2008 Under Thai law a person convicted of treason can face life imprisonment or the death penalty. The PAD has questioned the legality of the police action as appeals lodged against the arrest warrants have not yet been heard. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) Seeking to shift attention to judicial nominees  Oct 6, 2008 Critics accused him of slipperiness in June for praising the court's decision in a Second Amendment case overturning the District of Columbia's ban on personal gun ownership, and for his attack on another ruling that outlawed the death penalty for people convicted of child rape. For McCain's part, conservatives remember with antipathy that he was part of the so-called Gang of 14, Republican and Democratic senators who forged a compromise that allowed for confirmation votes on some of Bush's... (International Herald Tribune) Editorial: The states should decide some issues  Oct 6, 2008 The Bush administration cited the failure of anyone involved in the case to take account of a federal law in 2006 that authorizes the death penalty for members of the military convicted of child rape. The justices issued an amended opinion that added a footnote concerning military law, but otherwise left the essence of the decision untouched. (The Delaware County Times, PA) Cuba to commute death sentences  Oct 6, 2008 The death penalty will remain on the statute book in Cuba ... Cuba has been under pressure from human-rights organisations to abolish the death penalty, which is carried out by firing squad ... The only exceptions to the death penalty changes are two Central Americans charged with a hotel bombing that killed an Italian tourist, and a Cuban American charged with murder during an attempt at armed infiltration of the island. (Yahoo News -- Cuba) Delays likely in Allen trial  Oct 6, 2008 The district attorney's office has charged Allen with first-degree murder and three special circumstances that could lead to the death penalty ... Grele initially joined Allen's defense to help with death penalty issues ... Vitiello has clerked for the intermediate appellate court in Pennsylvania and helped establish the Loyola Death Penalty Resource Center at Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. (Modesto Bee, CA) Rolle: 'I believe in the death penalty'  Oct 6, 2008 Rolle: 'I believe in the death penalty ... "The law says that the death penalty is appropriate in this case," Rolle said Monday afternoon, during a 9-minute statement that capped the 16th day of his capital murder trial ... "I believe in the death penalty.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY) Opening statements to begin in serial killing case  Oct 6, 2008 Dieteman will still have to go before a jury to determine whether he deserves the death penalty. Hausner's older brother Jeff, who has been convicted of one stabbing and is accused of another, was slated to testify in April. (AZCentral -- News) Archives: Death Penalty Back to Law News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. 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