April 10
ILLINOIS:
Dugan's attorneys to file sixth challenge to death penalty
Brian Dugans attorneys object to the death penalty 5 times so far and
another to come.
DuPage County States Attorney Joseph Birkett intends to seek that sentence
against the already twice-convicted killer, who
April 10
CALIFORNIA:
Berryhill Pushing For Death Penalty Reform
Republican Assemblyman Tom Berryhill is one of the leaders pushing for
extensive death penalty reform in the state.
Berryhill has authored Assembly Bill 2745 and co-authored Assembly Bill
2228.
AB 2745 is designed to allow
April 10
IRANexecutions
2 hanged amid debate about death penalty
2 men from the Iranian province of Baluchistan were hanged in Iran on
Thursday after being accused of links to an armed militant group.
The 2 men were arrested 4 months ago following a clash between the
followers of Ab
April 10
COLORADO:
Convicted inmate faces death penalty
A state prison inmate could face the death penalty after he was convicted
of murder Wednesday in the brutal slaying of another inmate who had been
labeled a snitch.
Prosecutors said David Bueno, 44, stabbed Jeffrey Heird 29 times and
April 10
TEXAS:
Condemned man in Dallas County case loses federal appeal
A Dallas-area man sent to death row for the robbery-slaying of his former
girlfriend 9 years ago has lost an appeal of his conviction.
The rejection by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans
moves Rober
