| Death Sentence Mulled in Baby Theft Case http://www.newsday.com/news... Death Penalty Articles Newsday - The death penalty is reserved for the worst crime," federal prosecutor Roseann Ketchmark told the jury. "This is the worst crime." Ketchmark argued that Montgomery had violated Stinnett in the "most wicked way possible," then failed to seek medical ... |
| Court blocks death penalty prosecutions in prison guard's murder http://www.lcsun-news.com/l... Death Penalty Articles Las Cruces Sun-News - SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court has put on hold the death penalty prosecutions of two prison inmates charged with killing a guard during a 1999 riot. The court ruled Thursday that the prosecutions could not move forward until additional money ... |
| Allegheny jury to continue death deliberations in trooper murder http://www.philly.com/phill... Death Penalty Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - PITTSBURGH - A sequestered Allegheny County jury will return to continue deliberating whether a Pittsburgh man should be sentenced to death for murdering a state trooper. The death penalty phase of 32-year-old Leslie Mollett's trial began Thursday ... |
| Man sentenced to life for acid attack http://www.suntimes.com/new... Death Penalty Articles Chicago Sun-Times - While Sharma said she was satisfied with the court's verdict, she wished the culprit had been given the death penalty. Yashpal can challenge the verdict in an appeals court. The court decision was welcomed by rights groups. ''We have been seeking the ... |
| Prosecutor argues for death penalty for convicted killer who cut baby ... http://www.wsfa.com/Global/... Death Penalty Articles WSFA - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A jury in Missouri continues deliberations today to decide the fate of a woman convicted of murdering an expectant mother. Lisa Montgomery was found guilty on Monday of killing Bobbie Jo Stinnett in 2004 and cutting Stinnett's ... |
| Illinois death penalty trial delayed http://www.stltoday.com/stl... Death Penalty Articles St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Belleville — One of the first Metro East death penalty trials since former Gov. George Ryan's freeze will be delayed until next year. Jason D. Smith, accused of going on a murderous rampage in 2005 that left four dead in Belleville, will now face a ... |
| Ready for day of decision? Voter guide available online http://seattletimes.nwsourc... Death Penalty Articles Seattle Times - Ridgway was arrested Nov. 30, 2001, and charged with the murders of four women. The prosecution, led by the late King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, agreed not to seek the death penalty in exchange for a complete accounting of the murders and a ... |
| Shaky start for agency for poor http://www.miamiherald.com/... Death Penalty Articles Miami Herald - Attorneys will represent a full spectrum of defendants, including parents facing loss of custody and defendants facing the death penalty. The fact that the Broward agency has no office and hardly any employees ''is not an ingredient for success ... |
| Colom wins Guatemala presidential vote http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id... Death Penalty Articles MSNBC - He promised to institute the death penalty, hire more police and send soldiers into the streets to fight crime. A former military intelligence director, he has been accused of overseeing massacres during Guatemala’s 1960-96 civil war, which he denies |
| Imran Khan escapes from house arrest http://timesofindia.indiati... Death Penalty Articles Times of India - Khan had demanded death penalty for Musharraf for "committing treason." Calling on Pakistanis to resist Musharraf's move and not to recognise new Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Khan had said: "I urge the people, lawyers, civil society to ... |