[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, DEL., N.C., FLA., ALA.

2016-02-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 9 TEXAS: State Bar board affirms disbarment of prosecutor who sent innocent man to death row The disciplinary board of the Texas State Bar on Monday affirmed the agency's decision to disbar Charles Sebesta, the former prosecutor who oversaw the wrongful death sentence of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-02-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 9 BANGLADESH: Supreme Court starts hearing Mir Quasem Ali's appeal against war crimes verdict The Supreme Court has started hearing the appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali against the war crimes tribunal's verdict. The 5-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TENN., MO., COLO., CALIF., US MIL.

2016-02-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 9 TENNESSEE: State will seek death penalty in Memphis police officer';s death Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty in the case of the man accused of killing Memphis police officer Sean Bolton last year. Tremaine Wilbourn was arraigned in Criminal Court Monday, and the