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.
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
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
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
