[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 PAKSITAN: Army Chief ratifies death sentence of 5 terrorists Army Chief General Raheel Sharif ratified the sentence of 5 terrorists that were awarded death penalty by military courts on Wednesday. The terrorists were involved in killings of lawyers in Karachi and Lahore, kill

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----N.C., NEB.

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 NORTH CAROLINA: Wrongly convicted brothers each get $750,000 in compensation When 2 brothers were released after 3 decades of wrongful imprisonment, they struggled to adapt to an outside world neither had experienced since they were teenagers. The older one has managed to adjust

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, OHIO

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 TEXASstay of impending execution Execution for Houston convicted killer postponed The Harris County District Attorney's Office Wednesday postponed a scheduled Sept. 29 execution for Houston convicted killer Perry Eugene Williams to allow a federal judge time to appoint an ap

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 THAILAND: Thai murders - defendants say confessions were 'forced' 1 of the suspects accused of the murder of British backpacker Hannah Witheridge from Norfolk and her friend on a resort island in Thailand last year testified in court for the 1st time today. 23-year-old Hanna

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----KAN., OKLA., NEB., USA

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 KANSAS: Capital punishment in Kansas and the impact it could have on the Frazier Glenn Cross trial In his nearly 2 decades as a criminal defense attorney, Paul Cramm has represented an array of memorable clients. But perhaps one of the most unforgettable was one he watched fr

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., FLA., ALA.

2015-09-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 2 TEXAS: Oklahoma Chases the Texas Political Homicide Record The question is not whether you will execute an innocent person in a state that executes criminals. Oklahoma and Texas are engaged in a competition right now, a sort of Red River Shootout off the football field, to addr