April 30
TEXAS:
Court Takes Death Penalty Case
The Supreme Court stepped into a Texas death penalty case Monday that
mixes Bush administration claims of executive power with the role of
international law in state court proceedings.
The case accepted by the justices for argument this fall
April 30
MALAWI:
Court rules against death penalty
The Constitutional Court sitting in Blantyre on Friday pronounced
mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional, inhumane and a degradation
to human dignity.
The court was ruling in a case where a murder convict Francis Kanfantayeni
and 5
April 30
TEXAS:
Death Sentences on Mexicans Draw Scrutiny by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether dozens of Mexicans on
death row are entitled to a new hearing because they weren't notified of
their right to seek consular assistance upon their arrest.
The ju
