July 30
FLORIDA:
Stay of the death penalty
Florida remains closer to no more executions than to the next one.
On July 18, Gov. Crist signed the first death warrant since former Gov.
Bush suspended capital punishment. In December, the Department of
Corrections botched the lethal injection
July 30
SAUDI ARABIA:
Fair Appeal for Domestic Worker on Death Row
The Saudi Court of Appeals should recognize that a foreign worker on death
row was a child at the time of her alleged crime, when a baby died in her
care, Human Rights Watch said today. The court should also review the
July 30
OHIO:
Spirko gets 7th reprieve from executionStrickland grants time for more
DNA testing
John G. Spirko Jr.Convicted killer John G. Spirko Jr. will get another
120-day reprieve from execution, his 7th, to allow more time for DNA
testing.
Gov. Ted Strickland signed the reprieve
July 30
ALABAMAnew execution date
Supreme Court Sets Execution Date For Daniel Siebert
In MOntgomery, the Alabama Supreme Court has set an October 25 execution
date for Danial Lee Siebert for the 1986 murders in Talladega of a deaf
student and her 2 children.
The Supreme Court Monday
