May 15
TEXAS:
Morton Act, DA Accountability Bill Head to Perry
After final approval in the House on Tuesday, the Michael Morton Act, which
requires prosecutors to open their files to defense lawyers, and Senate Bill
825, which extends the statute of limitations for discipline against s
May 15
OHIO:
Castro is not 'a monster,' attorney says--Attorneys for Ariel Castro, who was
arrested on charges of kidnapping and raping 3 women, say that he is not the
monster that the media has made him out to be.
Attorneys for Ariel Castro say he plans to plead not guilty if a Cuya
May 15
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:
Papua New Guinea bishops speak out against death penalty
Amid increasing violence, including the brutal murders of suspected sorcerers,
Papua New Guinea is considering restoring the use of the death penalty, which
is legal but has not been used since 1954.
T
May 15
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death row inmate hopes for US Supreme Court reprieve, hours before
scheduled execution
A Texas death row inmate who killed a Houston police officer 14 years ago was
hoping for a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court hours before his scheduled
W
May 15
CHINA:
Beijing touts drop in capital crimes in annual human rights reports
The central government released its 10th white paper on human rights yesterday,
highlighting a decrease in the number of crimes eligible for the death sentence
as a sign of progress.
The paper publishe
May 15
TEXASimminenet execution
Houston cop-killer denied last-day reprieve
A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a Houston police officer 14 years ago
has lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court less than an hour before his
scheduled execution in Huntsville.
Attorneys for
May 15
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man for fatal shooting of officer
A Houston man condemned for the slaying of a police officer shot while trying
to handcuff him during a car theft arrest 14 years ago was put to death
Wednesday evening.
Jeffrey Demond Williams, 37, received
