[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Halperin
July 26 GUATEMALA: Indigenous Group Lynches 4 Men in Guatemala 4 accused robbers were killed by a mob in an indigenous community in northwestern Guatemala, authorities said Tuesday. The incident took place after midnight Monday in a village outside Santa Cruz Barillas, a town abou

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ORE., ARK., COLO., FLA., USA

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Halperin
July 25 OREGON: Ore. death row inmate: Execute me. Governor: No. An Oregon death row inmate and the state's governor are at the center of an unusual legal battle — the governor has granted the twice-convicted murderer a reprieve, even though the inmate did not ask for it and does not w

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, MISS., CALIF., ARIZ.

2012-07-26 Thread Rick Halperin
July 26 TEXASimpending execution Druery Denied Competency HearingDefense attorneys say schizophrenia keeps this inmate from understanding why he's being executed Although Marcus Druery has been hearing voices for years, believes that he and his cell on Texas' death row are