| 11:52 a.m.: DA's Office files murder charges in death of officer http://www.dailybulletin.co... Death Penalty Articles Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - He could get 50 years to life in prison, and the District Attorney's Office is considering asking for the death penalty, said DA Mike Ramos during a morning news conference in Rialto. "Any time a peace officer goes down in the line of duty, it's a ... |
| Prosecutors plan to seek death penalty http://newsok.com/article/3... Death Penalty Articles Daily Oklahoman - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman whose attorneys had argued that she was suffering from delusions when she killed an expectant mother, cut the baby from her womb and took the infant home was convicted Monday. Jurors convicted Lisa Montgomery , 39, of ... |
| Death penalty foes to try again for U.N. resolution http://in.reuters.com/artic... Death Penalty Articles Reuters India - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - European Union and other countries opposed to the death penalty are to launch a fresh bid in coming weeks to have the U.N. General Assembly pass a resolution urging an end to it, diplomats said on Monday. Two previous ... |
| Guilty Verdict in Pregnant Woman's Death http://www.forbes.com/feeds... Death Penalty Articles Forbes - Prosecutors said they plan to seek the death penalty. After the verdict was read, Montgomery dried her eyes and one of her attorneys patted her back. Her husband, Kevin, and Stinnett's husband, Zeb, showed no emotion. Defense attorneys claimed ... |
| Sister of Dru Sjodin's killer says he needs mental health help, not a ... http://www.startribune.com/... Death Penalty Articles Minneapolis Star Tribune - ... says her brother needs mental health treatment, not death by lethal injection. Ileanna Noyes spoke Sunday at North Dakota State University in a panel discussion sponsored by the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, which opposes the death penalty. ... |
| UN to vote on abolishing death penalty http://www.ft.com/cms/s/05b... Death Penalty Articles Financial Times - Three hours after the body of Kim Ancona, a cocktail waitress, was found naked and bloodstained in a Phoenix, Arizona, bar, the police knocked on Ray Krone’s door. It was the start of a legal nightmare that landed Mr Krone in maximum security ... |
| Shades of Difference on Key Issues http://www.washingtonpost.c... Death Penalty Articles Washington Post - On two issues likely to come before the General Assembly next year, Marylanders hold nuanced views. A majority favor civil unions for same-sex couples, but more than half oppose marriage rights. And although six in 10 favor having a death penalty for ... |
| Marylanders Lean Left on Gay Marriage, Death Penalty http://www.washingtonpost.c... Death Penalty Articles Washington Post - More than half of Marylanders would prefer that convicted murderers get life in prison rather than the death penalty, and nearly six in 10 support allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions, according to a new Washington Post poll. The ... |
| Accused killer ruled sane and will stand trial for 2004 gallery owner ... http://www.heraldtribune.co... Death Penalty Articles Herald Tribune - The state is seeking the death penalty. But in interviews last year, Murphy said he did not think that would happen because he was godlike, psychologists reported. Murphy talked about aliens, said he had 1,000 followers under his control and told a ... |
| Student charged in death of baby http://www.courier-journal.... Death Penalty Articles Louisville Courier-Journal - Should some bloggers question their humanity when the first thing they can think to write is about the death penalty? The answer to the last question is a resounding "YES!"" I honestly am Democratic on many issues, but this sentiment is exactly what ... |