Outside of U.S. Supreme Court to Mark Historic Court Rulings
as Death Penalty Use Declines
CALLING FOR THE SUPREME COURT TO DECLARE THE DEATH PENALTY CRUEL AND UNUSUAL AS
MORE STATES ABANDON ITS USE
WHEN: June 29 and June 30 from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm July 1 and 2 - around the
clock, 24-
June 23
IRAN:
Iranian stars campaign to save lives of convicts on death row
Celebrities in Iran have joined a campaign to save the lives of convicts on
death row, encouraging forgiveness in a country that has one of the world's
highest records of executions.
Public figures including
June 23
CALIFORNIA:
Public defender demands DA's recusal
The man accused of killing an Exeter toddler has been behind bars for the last
5 years. In August, a jury will decide if that's where Christopher Cheary will
stay.
A jury trial has been set for Aug. 22 in Department 5 of Tulare
Hello everyone,
I recently came across a very good article in the George Washington Law Review
about the case of
Williams v. Pennsylvania. On June 9 the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that a death
row prisoner’s due
process rights were violated when Ronald Castille, the Chief Justice of the
Penn
June 23
INDIA:
Prez rejects mercy plea of 2 convicts of Jharkhand massacre
The mercy plea of 2 convicts, who killed 8 members of a family including a
physically disabled youth in Jharkhand nearly 9 years ago, has been rejected by
President Pranab Mukherjee.
The President has rejecte
June 23
CANADA:
Marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the death penalty
Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of the House of Commons vote to abolish
the death penalty in Canada.
The final execution in Halifax took place in 1935. Daniel Sampson was arrested
and charged with the
June 23
ARKANSAS:
Capital murder suspect in baby death found mentally fit to proceed with trial
A former Hot Springs man charged with capital murder for the death of his
3-month-old son last year was found fit to proceed to trial Monday in Garland
County Circuit Court after a court-or
June 23
TEXAS:
Death Watch: New Rodney Reed FilingDeath row inmate's lawyers seek retrial
Attorneys for death row inmate Rodney Reed have filed a supplement to the Feb.
2015 brief seeking a retrial on his death penalty case, arguing that new
evidence has come their way that furthe
