[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----MAINE, N.J., FLA., ALA.

2014-04-21 Thread Rick Halperin
April 21 MAINE: Life in prison, death for drug dealers in Maine We need more law enforcement to severely punish anyone caught dealing heroin and prescription pills in Maine. The penalty should be so severe that dealers will think twice about coming to Maine. I'm not talking about addi

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, TENN., OKLA., CALIF.

2014-04-21 Thread Rick Halperin
April 21 OHIO: Accused killer wants evidence thrown out; Attorneys for a sex offender suspected of killing 3 Ohio women want evidence against the man thrown out. Michael Madison's attorneys said police should have had a search warrant when they looked through a garage where a body was

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2014-04-21 Thread Rick Halperin
April 21 PAKISTAN: Government in 2 minds over 552 death row convicts There are around 552 inmates across the country who will be hanged any time the government desires to act upon the death penalty. Most of these prisoners have been convicted in terrorism cases and exhausted all leg

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----VA., TENN., ORE.

2014-04-21 Thread Rick Halperin
April 21 VIRGINIA: Jurors to weigh whether ex-Marine should be executed Jurors in federal district court in Alexandria on Monday will begin listening to presentations from prosecutors and defense attorneys about whether a former U.S. Marine convicted killing a fellow service member at

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----VA., OKLA., MO., NEB.

2014-04-21 Thread Rick Halperin
April 21 VIRGINIA: Ex-Marine tells lawyers not to fight death penalty An ex-Marine facing possible execution for the 2009 murder of a fellow service member ordered his lawyers not to make any arguments to spare his life. A federal jury in Alexandria convicted Jorge Torrez, 25, earlier t