NCADP: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
John W. Peoples Jr.
Alabama
September 22, 2005
Take action at
www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1148
The State of Alabama plans to execute John W. Peoples Jr., a white man, on
Sept. 22, 2005 for the Ju
August 29
TEXAS:
Trucker's death sentence upheld in toddler's murder
In Corpus Christi, an appeals court upheld the death sentence of a truck
driver who killed his 2-year-old daughter and tried to hide his prolonged
abuse of her by staging a fall from his rig.
A 3-judge panel of the 5th
August 29
TEXAS4 new death sentences
The following are all new execution dates, and should all be considered
serious; all 4 are Harris county cases. Marion Dudley has an execution
date for November 8, Charles Thacker for November 9, Robert Rowell for
November 15, and Shannon Thomas for
August 29
INDIANAdeath sentence commuted
Governor spares life of convicted killer
Gov. Mitch Daniels today commuted the sentence of convicted killer Arthur
P. Baird II to life without the possibility of parole.
Baird was just hours away from eating his last meal in the Indiana State
Pr
August 29
INDIANAimpending execution
Latest pending execution raises complicated issues
Barring a late, favorable court ruling or clemency from Gov. Mitch
Daniels, Indiana on Wednesday will execute a 5th person this year.
Indiana has executed 15 inmates since the death penalty was rei
August 29
TAIWAN/CANADA:
B.C. teacher may be facing death penaltyMan, 28, arrested on
trafficking, smuggling counts
A teacher from B.C. is facing the death penalty in Taiwan after being
arrested for allegedly smuggling and trafficking cocaine.
Mathieu Forand, 28, was arrested Friday
August 29
INDIANAimpending execution
The Issue: Mentally ill man to be executed on Wednesday. Our View: With
the narrowing scope of capital punishment, this case should be set aside.
The scope of the death penalty in America continues to narrow. Age is now
a factor, as is mental capaci
August 29
TEXAS:
Fire destroys Tecula home
2 people were injured when the home of Evelyn Cook was gutted by a
Thursday morning fire, and investigators are still unsure as to how it
began.
Smoke from the 2-story brick home, located about a mile from Hwy. 135 on
F.M. 2064, could be seen f
