July 12
NEW YORK:
Death Penalty Disquiet on High Court Echoes Earlier TimeAnti-capital
punishment advocates hope momentum is on their side, but for now, the
votes on the Court aren't there
Criticism of capital punishment is mounting. States are executing fewer
death row inmates. 2 new
July 11
LOUISIANA:
Man's conviction, death sentence upheld
A man found guilty of killing another man while pursuing an ex-girlfriend
he had kidnapped had his 1st-degree murder conviction and death sentence
upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Donald Lee Leger Jr., convicted of killing Tr
July 11
TEXASexecution
O'Brien executed for rape, slayings of Houston girls
Condemned murderer Derrick Sean O'Brien was executed in the Texas death
chamber this evening for the torture, rape and strangling of 2 teenage
Houston girls 13 years ago. O'Brien was 1 of 6 members of a fledgling
July 11
CALIFORNIA:
Largest U.S. death penalty case ends32 murders alleged in racketeering
case against prison gang
In Santa Ana, federal prosecutors said Tuesday the white supremacist Aryan
Brotherhood maintained its reputation as one of America's most notorious
prison gangs by murderi
July 11
NORTH CAROLINAnew execution date
Execution Date Set For Flippen
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Correction said Tuesday
that an execution date has been set for a man sentenced in the murder of
stepdaughter.
Samuel Flippen, 36, will be executed Aug. 18 in Raleigh
July 11
IRAN:
Urgent Appeal to EU Foreign Affairs Chief over Iran Executions
The Ahwaz Human Rights Organisation has issued the following appeal to
Javier Solana, High Representative for the EU's Common Foreign and
Security Policy, over continuing executions and human rights violations
July 11
IRAQ:
Hussein Lawyers Skip Out on Court
Key attorneys mounting the defense of Saddam Hussein and his 7
co-defendants refused to appear in court Monday for closing arguments,
setting the stage for more chaos in what has already been a tumultuous
trial.
Judge Raouf Rasheed Abdel Ra
July 11
TENNESSEE:
Court upholds stay of executionReid's lawyers prepare for another
fight in court
Lawyers for Paul Dennis Reid will return to court next week as they
continue their efforts to remove the convicted killer from death row.
Reid was scheduled for execution June 28 but w
July 11
TEXASimpending execution
Convicted killer of teenage Houston girls set to die
Randy Ertman's been waiting for more than a decade to make the trip
Tuesday to Huntsville.
"I'm going to be there with bells on," Ertman says of the scheduled
execution of Derrick Sean O'Brien, conde
