Archive for the ‘Capital Punishment’ Category

TX Judge Rescinds Ruling State Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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The Death Penalty in Texas: A Change of Heart?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Something is afoot in America’s most “law-and-order” state.  The number of people sent to death row is declining.

On Sept. 21, 2006, Juan Quintero, an undocumented Mexican national, was arrested after a routine traffic stop in Houston. The arresting officer, Rodney Johnson, frisked and cuffed Quintero, who was driving without a license, before placing him in the back seat of his patrol car.  But Johnson missed the gun that Quintero had hidden on him. Moments later, as Johnson sat in the front seat writing up a report, Quintero fired seven times, killing the officer.

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TX Judge Declares Death Penalty Unconstitutional; Reversal Likely

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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Sister Prejean Says Death Penalty Discussion Has Evolved

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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LA Sues Its Own Death-Row Inmates To Block More Cases

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

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After 3-Year Delay, Delaware Set To Resume Capital Punishment

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

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KS Victim Relatives: Keep Death Penalty, Ignore Cost

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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NE Won’t Repeal Death Penalty, Cost Study Debated

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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Sotomayor Upholds Death Sentence Despite “Debatable” Legal Work

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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Cheshire Murder Trial Testing CT Views On Death Penalty

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

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