Feb. 1
GEORGIAimpending execution
Parole Board weighing arguments for and against Jones’ execution
The 5 members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles are now weighing the
arguments from family and advocates for condemned killer Brandon Astor Jones
against the statements
Feb. 1
TURKEY:
Crime boss says death penalty should be revived for jailed journalist Dundar
Sedat Peker, a notorious figure convicted on charges of organized crime,
threatened jailed journalist Can Dundar with reviving the death penalty on
Monday after Dundar referred to him in one
Feb. 1
DELAWARE:
Delaware capital murder trials and hearings halted while state justices mull
death penalty law
A Superior Court judge has halted all trials and penalty hearings in capital
murder cases while Delaware's Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the
state's death
Feb. 1
GEORGIAimpending execution
Parole Board Denies Clemency for Georgia Inmate
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied a clemency request from the
state's oldest death row inmate.
The board announced its decision Monday after holding a hearing on the request
Feb. 1
NORTH CAROLINA:
Mendez scheduled for death penalty hearing
A Rule 24 hearing is scheduled today for Sebastian Mendez, 25, of Onslow
County.
A Rule 24 hearing is held in 1st degree murder cases. The purpose is to decide
whether the state will be seeking the death penalty in
Feb. 1
QATAR:
Qatar court vacates guilty verdict for Patterson murder; retrial planned
Qatar's highest court has thrown out a guilty verdict and death penalty
sentence for a local man convicted of killing a British teacher in 2013.
This morning, the Court of Cassation accepted an
