[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2016-06-11 Thread Rick Halperin
June 11 BANGLADESH: Death-row war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali to seek review of top court verdict Convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali will file a petition for reviewing the Supreme Court's verdict upholding his death sentence. Mir Quasem's lawyers met

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, KAN., NEB., CALIF., USA

2016-06-11 Thread Rick Halperin
June 11 TEXAS: We welcome Supreme Court scrutiny in 2 Texas death penalty cases The Supreme Court has agreed once again to scrutinize the way Texas implements the death penalty. Rejecting Texas' arguments that they need not interfere, at least 4 justices in each case decided that circ