Aug. 12
BRITAIN:
45% of Britons support re-introduction of death penalty, survey findsNumber
in favour of capital punishment falls over four years, says YouGov poll to mark
50th anniversary of last executions
A YouGov poll shows that less than 1/2 of people would support the
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Aug. 12
PENNSYLVANIA:
Court hands off feud about murder appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday asked an attorney disciplinary panel in
Pennsylvania to sort out a dispute among lawyers over a death penalty appeal
that an inmate has said he did not want filed. In an order included with the
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Aug. 12
INDONESIA:
Lithuanian Arrested in Bali's Biggest Meth Haul of 2014
Customs officers in Bali have arrested a Lithuanian man for allegedly
attempting to smuggle almost 4 kilograms of methamphetamine into the island, in
what an official called the biggest single drug bust of the y
Aug. 12
COLORADO:
Holmes' lawyers want death penalty tossed over leak to Fox NewsThe defense
asked the judge to either scrap the death penalty, bar more than a dozen
officers who saw the notebook from testifying, or appoint a special prosecutor
to investigate the leak
Lawyers for
Aug. 12
TEXAS:
Salvadoran man on Texas death row loses appeal
A Salvadoran man on Texas death row for the slayings of 2 store clerks in
Houston has lost a federal court appeal, moving him closer to execution.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected arguments from
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