April 3
VIRGINIA:
A necessary halt in state executions
GOV. TIM KAINE'S decision to stop executions until the U.S. Supreme Court
rules on the constitutionality of lethal injection was a prudent move, not
a political one.
The court has not allowed any inmate to be executed since Septemb
April 2
JAPAN:
Japanese group calls for retrial of Catholic ex-boxer on death row
A Christian-led group has criticised Japan's Supreme Court for rejecting
the latest appeal for the retrial of an ex-boxer, Paul Iwao Hakamada, who
is on death row, convicted of murdering a family of 4, and wh
Apr. 2
FLORIDA:
Bill would up penalty for hurting law enforcement officers
A person convicted of killing or attempting to kill a law enforcement
officer would serve life behind bars under a bill passed unanimously by
the Florida House on Wednesday.
Officers already have enhanced protecti
April 2
TEXASnew death sentence
Body In Suitcase Brings Death PenaltyExperts: Victim May Have Been
Alive When Left In Trash Bin
In Canyon, a jury has given the death penalty to a man convicted of
beating a pregnant woman, stuffing her in a suitcase and dumping it in a
landfill. Ro
April 2
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Stanko's lawyer tries for stay of execution
The attorney for convicted killer Stephen Stanko has made a motion to the
S.C. Supreme Court to stop his execution and to request the panel rethink
their decision of denying him a another trial.
The S.C. Supreme Court s
April 2
PHILIPPINES/KUWAIT:
Arroyo asked to save Filipina maid's life
A militant alliance of overseas Filipino workers and their families urged
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to go to Kuwait again to save domestic
helper May Vecina from a death sentence that was recently affirmed by th
