[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ARKANSAS----Urgent Action: Legal Representation In Spotlight As Execution Set (USA: UA 84.17)

2017-04-06 Thread Rick Halperin
ARKANSAS: Urgent Action LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN SPOTLIGHT AS EXECUTION SET Ledell Lee, aged 51, is due to be executed in Arkansas on 20 April for a murder committed in 1993. There have been serious concerns about his legal representation. Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2017-04-06 Thread Rick Halperin
April 6 GAZAexecutions Hamas hangs 3 Gaza 'collaborators' with IsraelGaza's Hamas rulers hanged 3 men they accused of collaborating with Israel Thursday following calls for revenge for the killing of 1 of their commanders last month, an AFP journalist reported. Hamas says

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ARK., OKLA., CALIF.

2017-04-06 Thread Rick Halperin
April 6 ARKANSAS: Ark. parole board suggests mercy for 1 of 8 due to dieThe board said the governor should spare Jason McGehee's life, but did not offer a reason for the recommendation Arkansas' parole board on Wednesday recommended that Gov. Asa Hutchinson extend mercy to 1 of

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

2017-04-06 Thread Rick Halperin
April 6 TEXASimpending execution Death Watch: No Comfort, No ClosureJonas Cherry's parents don't want their son's killer killed 32-year-old Paul Storey is the 5th person set for a state killing this year, his execution date currently set for Wednesday, April 12. In 2006,