Jan. 20
PHILIPPINES:
Photojournalists killer draws death sentence
A Cebu Regional Trial Court yesterday imposed the death sentence on an
alleged drug pusher for killing local photojournalist Allan Dizon in 2004.
Judge Ireneo Gako Jr. of RTC Branch 5 found Edgar Belandres, of Barangay
Lore
Jan. 19
NORTH CAROLINAimpending execution
Court denies N.C. prisoner's appeal to stop execution
Perrie Dyon Simpson awaited a scheduled execution in Central Prison for
murdering a retired minister, his only hope of living a slim chance of
getting clemency from the governor.
The U.S. S
Jan. 19
FLORIDA:
Killer off death row, as victim's kin askedAfter a new trial is
ordered decades after the first, prosecutors agree to a deal: life in
prison.
22 years ago, Angie Anderson begged a judge not to condemn her mother's
killer to death row.
The judge sentenced James Floyd t
Jan. 19
TEXAS:
Sinegal Murder Trial Set for July
The defense attorney's for Gary Sinegal have yet to decide if they will
request a change of venue.
At a pre-trial hearing Wednesday, Jefferson County set a date for the Gary
Sinegal murder trial to begin--July 31st.
Sinegal is charged with
Jan. 19
OHIO:
Justices affirm death penalty for man guilty in 2 killings
Convicted killer Gerald "Bob" Hand got no reprieve from the Ohio Supreme
Court yesterday. Justices unanimously upheld his death sentence for the
2002 shooting death of his fourth wife and a longtime friend.
A Delawar
Jan. 19
INDONESIA:
Treaty no guideline to avoiding the death penalty for Bali 9
How utterly heartbreaking for Lee Rush, whose son Scott is one of the Bali
9 accused. His tragedy is doubly awful. Not only does his son face
execution by firing squad if convicted of heroin trafficking by an
I
Jan. 19
VIRGINIA:
Death Penalty Safeguards Exist
When Virginia Gov. Mark Warner ordered a fresh genetic test of evidence
used to convict Roger Coleman, who was executed back in 1992 for the
near-beheading and rape-murder of Wanda McCoy, Warner claimed it was
necessary to determine with ce
Jan. 19
TEXAS2 new execution dates set:
Execution date set for 2 killers
A Refugio District Judge has set the execution dates for Derrick Frazier
and Jermaine Herron. The men shot 41-year-old Betsy Nutt and her
15-year-old son Cody Nutt at their ranch in Refugio County in 1997.
Both
