May 14
COLORADO:
Man faces death penalty after guilty verdict in double murder
A jury found a man guilty of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder on Wednesday
afternoon, which means he could face the death penalty.
The jury found Sir Mario Owens guilty in the June 20, 2005 murder of Javad
Marshall
May 14
JAPAN:
Japan urged end death penalty
Japan was urged by friends and critics in the United Nations Human Rights
Council on Wednesday to abolish the death penalty and take concrete steps
to settle the long-standing issue of wartime "comfort women".
In a review of the Asian power's r
May 14
SOUTH CAROLINAnew execution date//volunteer
Execution date set for man who killed 3 social workers
A man who murdered 3 Aiken County social workers and then asked to die for
the crimes is set to be executed June 6, the state Supreme Court announced
Wednesday.
David Mark Hill wou
May 14
TURKEY/SAUDI ARABIA:
Turk barber faces death for blasphemy
Human Rights Watch called on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to dismiss a death
sentence against a Turkish barber convicted of "cursing the name of God"
in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
The New York-based group said in a state
May 14
TEXAS:
Man convicted in shooting death of deputy gets death penalty
A man convicted of killing an East Texas deputy in a shootout that claimed
2 law enforcement officers was sentenced to death Tuesday.
Randall Wayne Mays, 48, was sentenced by the same jury that convicted him
Friday
May 14
NEVADA:
Judge sets execution date for killer of 16-year-old girl
A judge added 2 consecutive life prison terms and set an execution date on
Tuesday for Tamir Hamilton, the man convicted and sentenced to death in
March for raping and slashing the throat of a 16-year-old Sparks girl i
May 14
MISSOURI:
Prosecutor Ponders Seeking Death Penalty for Gerald Carnahan
Gerald Carnahan, the Springfield businessman charged with raping and
murdering a Nixa beauty queen, will soon find out where he'll stand trial.
Greene County Prosecutor Darrell Moore says a change of venue isn't
