[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.Y., PENN., VA., N.C.

2013-05-14 Thread Rick Halperin
May 14 TEXASimpending execution Texas to execute man for Houston officer's slaying When Houston police arrested Jeffrey Demond Williams for gunning down a plainclothes officer working an auto theft assignment, the slain officer's handcuffs dangled from one of Williams' wrists.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----GA., FLA., OHIO, IND., KAN., MO.

2013-05-14 Thread Rick Halperin
May 14 GEORGIA: Alday Murders: 40 years later Tuesday marks the anniversary of one of the worst crimes in the history of Georgia; the Alday family murders in Seminole County. 6 members of the Alday family were brutally murdered by a trio of prison escapees, on May 14, 1973. 9 days

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----NEB., COLO., NEV., ARIZ., CALIF., WASH., USA

2013-05-14 Thread Rick Halperin
May 14 NEBRASKA: Nebraska death penalty repeal bill dead for year A proposal to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska died on Tuesday after supporters failed to win a two-thirds majority required to quash a legislative filibuster. Lawmakers voted 28-21 to end the filibuster, which

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2013-05-14 Thread Rick Halperin
May 14 CHINA: Death penalty prudently applied, declares white paper China has enforced strict controls over and prudently applied the death penalty while protecting the rights of detainees, according to the white paper released on Tuesday detailing the country's progress in human