Oct. 1
USA:
In US, murder masterminds are put to death while killers live
3 recent death penalty cases have exposed concerns about executing those
convicted of planning a murder - especially when the actual killers receive a
lighter punishment.
On 7 February 1997, Douglas
Oct. 1
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: After Appeal Denied, Death Row Inmate to DieClaims of mental
retardation did nothing to stop the state's next execution
Juan Martin Garcia goes to the gurney on Tuesday, Oct. 6, after 5 weeks in
which the state of Texas didn't
Oct. 1
IRANexecutions
West Balochistan: Six Men Executed for Unknown Reasons
The Baloch Activists Campaign has reported that at least 6 people were executed
for unknown reasons in Zahedan on 23 September. These executions are part of a
larger trend in Iran, where, according to
Oct. 1
FLORIDA:
State Attorney's Office to seek death penalty in double-fatal home invasion
The State Attorney's Office plans to seek the death penalty for 3 men charged
in a Bradenton home invasion that left a couple dead with their five children
in the home, according to partner
Oct. 1
PENNSYLVANIA:
Suprme Court to examine judge's role in Pennsylvania death penalty case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear an appeal by a
Pennsylvania death row inmate who contends that a state judge who upheld his
murder conviction should have stepped aside
Oct. 1
SOMALILAND:
Somaliland's British-educated president urged to save mentally-ill man from
death rowFaisa Ali, from west London, says court ignored evidence of her
brother's long history of psychosis
The sister of a mentally-ill man who faces execution by firing squad in
Oct. 1
VIRGINIAexecution
Prieto executed after rush of late appeals
Alfredo Prieto, convicted of 2 1988 Fairfax County murders after a DNA hit
found him on California's death row, was executed by injection Thursday night
at Greensville Correctional Center.
Prieto was pronounced
