June 24
PHILIPPINES:
Arroyo signs law abolishing the death penalty
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Republic Act 9346 on Saturday and
abolished the death penalty.
A tired-looking Arroyo signed the measure in front of an audience composed
of senators, congressmen, European diplomat
June 23
TENNESSEEimpending executions
2 Tennessee inmates scheduled for execution Wednesday
Tennessee has executed only 1 death row inmate since the Supreme Court
decided to allow states to reinstate the death penalty in 1976, but that
could change Wednesday with inmates Paul Dennis R
June 23
GLOBAL:
Speaking Globally, Working Locally
Local coalitions fighting death penalty laws are more efficient in moving
towards a complete abolition than are global movements, human rights
campaigners have found.
"Our strategy is to promote a global speech that the death penalty is a
June 23
ALABAMA:
Dothan attorneys attend capital defense college
They all have law degrees hanging on their office walls, but 3 Dothan
lawyers went back to school recently and say they gained a wealth of
information.
Thomas Brantley, Patrick Amason and Billy Joe Sheffield - along with
inve
June 23
OHIO:
Warren County court to decide if Barton can waive appeals
A Warren County Common Pleas Court will once again decide the fate of
death row inmate Rocky Barton.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday a hearing be held in Lebanon to
determine if Barton should be further evaluated
June 23
IDAHO:
State Files Intent to Seek Death Penalty for Alofa Time
In Caldwell, state prosecuters have filed an intent to seek the death
penalty for Alofa Time.
Time, 51 was formally arraigned Friday morning in Canyon County Court. Now
that the State's intentions for seeking the dea
June 23
NEVADA:
Former GOP Official, Friend Face Death in Vegas Double Slaying
A former Clark County Republican Party official is pleading with jurors to
spare his life. His convicted co-defendant is offering a quiet apology.
The penalty phase of the murder-for-hire trial of John Chartier
June 23
TEXAS:
Jury convicts Smith of capital murder for killing 2
A Harris County jury this morning convicted Demetrius Dwayne Smith in his
capital murder trial.
Smith, 29, had been accused of shooting Tammie Evette Harris and her
11-year-old daughter, Kristina, last year after barging int
