April 7
TEXAS:
U.S. Supreme Court denies Texas death row appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear appeals from 2 men on Texas' death
row.
Arthur Brown
Attorneys for 44-year-old Arthur Brown went to the high court after lower
federal courts rejected arguments Brown should
April 7
SOUTH KOREA:
S Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for ferry captain
South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday (Apr 7) urged an appeals court to hand down
the death penalty for the captain of the ferry that sank a year ago, accusing
him of intentionally abandoning more than 300 p
April 7
TEXAS:
Court: Man on death row for killing Corpus Christi officer can die
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a Corpus Christi man who killed
a police officer to get his wish to be executed.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 27-year-old Daniel Lee Lopez i
April 7
ZIMBABWE:
NGO commends Mnangagwa's 'no death penalty' stance
Amnesty International (AI) has commended Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa on
his stance against the death penalty saying although the country has not
totally abolished capital punishment, it was refreshing that exec
