[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-12-01 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 1 MALAYSIA: Yishun triple killer to hang The Chinese national who killed 3 women in a flat in Yishun 3 years ago was sentenced by the High Court to hang for the murder of 1 of them. Wang Zhijian, 46, was tried for the murder of his lover, Zhang Meng, 42, her daughter Feng Jianyu

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., MISS., VA., CALIF., IND.

2012-12-01 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 1 TEXAS: Death row inmate returns to court to request new trial When Noah Espada was found guilty of a double-slaying 7 years ago, the 1st person called to testify as the punishment phase of his death penalty trial began was former jailer Christopher Nieto. But the guard - who s

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2012-12-01 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 1 UGANDA: Assume the Worst in Uganda: The Death Penalty Likely Remains in the Anti-Homosexuality Bill Conflicting media reports from the BBC, the AP and others continue to come out about Uganda's so-called "kill the gays" bill, which we expect to move through Uganda's parliament

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, OHIO, ARIZ.

2012-12-01 Thread Rick Halperin
Dec. 1 TEXAS: DA seeks death penalty for man charged with killing estranged wife The McLennan County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against a Port Arthur man charged in the shooting death of his estranged wife and the kidnapping of her daughter less than 5 months