http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/deathpenalty/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:38:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075486/posts Some pretty nasty people in this world that should not be. http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=92236b81-c49b-4401-9678-3692c287ca44&rss=59:mad: My Eye Witness News . Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2075486/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:38:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2070719/posts DAYTON, Ohio — A mother in Dayton, Ohio, was found guilty of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven. The jury announced its verdict Friday in the retrial 28-year-old China Arnold. She was found guilty of aggravated murder and faces the death penalty when sentenced. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2070719/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:33:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069407/posts BOISE, Idaho - A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death Wednesday for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old northern Idaho boy after federal jurors who watched video of some of the brutality deliberated just three hours. The jurors' recommendation was binding on U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, who thanked them, dismissed them and then sentenced Joseph Edward Duncan III. Relatives of the victim, Dylan Groene, remained somber as the jury's decision was announced. Duncan murdered Dylan's mother, older brother and his mother's fiance to kidnap him and his younger sister, who was sexually abused along with... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069407/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2065570/posts Attorneys for [Jeffery] Wood were in the federal courts this week seeking permission to hire mental health experts to pursue their arguments that Wood is incompetent to be executed tonight. Texas courts have turned down Wood’s appeals. Wood was convicted in the January 1996 slaying of Kriss Keeran, 31, at a Texaco in Kerrville. ...[Daniel] Reneau, Wood’s roommate, was executed in 2002 for shooting Keeran. Ft. Worth Star -Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2065570/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062555/posts ... Superior Court Judge William R. Froeberg then told Tran, 33, and co-defendant Noel Jesse Plata, also 33, that they should suffer the death penalty for the Nov. 9, 1995 torture slaying. Plata kept his eyes cast down during the 30-minute sentencing hearing and did not comment. Froeberg handed down those maximum sentences after he listened to prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh read a poignant three-page letter from Dongsil Park, Linda's mother, who wrote that the emotional toll of losing her daughter in such a heinous fashion made it unbearable for her to be present. ... Linda Park was 18 when the... The Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062555/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061964/posts Blogger Dwight SullivanIn November of 2007, the state of Louisiana petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court in the capital punishment appeal of Kennedy vs Louisiana. A description at SCOTUSblog is here. The case involves Patrick Kennedy, sentenced to death after being conviced of raping his eight-year-0ld stepdaughter. At the time of his conviction, Louisiana law allowed a death sentence for raping a child under age 12; the law has since been changed to allow that sentence when the child is under age 13. Kennedy is the only individual now facing a death sentence in any state for a non-homicide, his lawyers... Lone Star Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061964/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:44:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061878/posts Joseph Edward Duncan III is a sadistic, detail-oriented rapist and killer who went on a GPS-guided quest to abduct and rape children before he settled on a Coeur d'Alene family, U.S. Attorney Tom Moss told a federal jury Wednesday. Duncan, who is representing himself at the sentencing hearing, told the jury that most of Moss' description of events was "fair and accurate." He also said he would testify "to clarify things." -- SNIP -- The six-woman, nine-man jury (12 jurors and three alternates) mostly kept their composure as Moss detailed the grisly crimes against Dylan and Shasta. Some jurors wrinkled... Idaho Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061878/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:01:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059561/posts The news from Barbara Wagner's doctor was bad, but the rejection letter from her insurance company was crushing. Barbara Wagner(Paul Carter/Register-Guard) The 64-year-old Oregon woman, whose lung cancer had been in remission, learned the disease had returned and would likely kill her. Her last hope was a $4,000-a-month drug that her doctor prescribed for her, but the insurance company refused to pay. What the Oregon Health Plan did agree to cover, however, were drugs for a physician-assisted death. Those drugs would cost about $50. "It was horrible," Wagner told ABCNews.com. "I got a letter in the mail that basically... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059561/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:36:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2058513/posts HUNTSVILLE — An illegal immigrant from Honduras who claimed his treaty rights were violated when he was arrested for a robbery-murder near Dallas was executed Thursday evening. "God forgive them, receive my spirit," Heliberto Chi said in English. In Spanish, he told a friend watching through a window that he loved him and appreciated his hard work. He appeared to be whispering a prayer in Spanish with a tear at the corner of his right eye as the lethal drugs began to take effect. One of Chi's cousins, who was among the witnesses, sobbed uncontrollably. Two sons of his victims... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2058513/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:39:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057959/posts God Bless Texas! The Lone Star State has done the world a favor by disposing of a piece of human garbage that raped and brutally murdered two teenage girls. What makes this even sweeter is Texas did it in defiance of the International Court of Justice (is that the one Aquaman and Wonder Woman are on?), the Mexican government (the murderer-rapist was a Mexican), the Organization of American States, and a sobbing clutch of bed-wetting, criminal loving "human rights" activists and lawyers. Here's a quote from the article for those who want a good belly laugh: David Fathi of Human... Nietzsche is Dead http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057959/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:19:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057233/posts HOUSTON — In a case that has drawn international attention, Texas executed José E. Medellín on Tuesday night in defiance of an international court ruling and despite pleas from the Bush administration for a new hearing. The execution came just before 10 p.m. Central time, shortly after the United States Supreme Court denied a last request for a reprieve. Protesters for and against the death penalty clamored in the rain outside the Huntsville Unit, about 70 miles north of Houston, where Mr. Medellín was executed by lethal injection. “I’m sorry my actions caused you pain,” he said to the witnesses... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057233/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:04:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057198/posts Medellin Execute For Rape, Murder of Houston Teens Link Only Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057198/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:16:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057159/posts WASHINGTON -- Injecting last-minute uncertainty into a case that has garnered international attention, the U.S. Supreme Court considered a late-hour appeal by Texas death row inmate Jose Ernesto Medellin on Tuesday night, disrupting the timetable for his scheduled execution in the 1993 rape and murder of two Houston teenagers. McClatchy Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057159/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:34:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056991/posts A man on death row in Ohio is suing the state on grounds that due to his obesity he would suffer unduly during lethal injection, the Ohio Attorney General's office said Tuesday. "He will argue that he is so overweight that he has poor veins, and his attorneys are questioning whether or not a lethal injection will be sufficient to cause death," Jim Gravelle, a spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General, told AFP. Richard Cooey, 41, was sentenced to death for the 1986 murder and rape of two female college students. His execution, delayed once before in 2003, is scheduled... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056991/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2056798/posts NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Texas officials cleared the way Monday for the execution of Jose Medellin, one of 51 Mexican nationals on U.S. death row, for his role with five other members of a Houston gang in the 1993 murder and rape of two teenage girls. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected Medellin's request for a reprieve. Medellin, 33, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. CDT today. The decision violates the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, according to the International Court of Justice. President Bush ordered Texas to comply with that decision,... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2056798/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:08:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056552/posts COLUMBUS, Ohio — A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he's so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs. Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and that the problem has been worsened by weight gain. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056552/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:58:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056407/posts <p>COLUMBUS -- A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he's so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.</p> <p>Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and that the problem has been worsened by weight gain.</p> Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056407/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056157/posts The Norwegian Islamic Council is still waiting for a reply from the European Fatwa Council before it decides whether or not it is in favour of the death penalty for homosexuality. "Unacceptable," says lesbian Sara Asmeh Rasmussen. Last November the Norwegian Islamic Council asked the European fatwa council what attitude it should have to homosexuals. The fatwa council, which debates questions of Muslim faith and doctrine, had its annual meeting in Paris three weeks ago, but did not discuss the subject, according to daily newspaper Dagsavisen. "It's wrong of the Islamic Council to wait for the "verdict" from the fatwa... http://www.aftenposten.no http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056157/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:04:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054646/posts The United States is fast approaching a showdown over its commitment to the rule of international law as Texas prepares to carry out the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of convicted killer and rapist Jose Medellin. On July 14, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ordered the US government to "take all measures necessary" to prevent the execution of Mr. Medellin and four other Mexican nationals awaiting execution dates on death row in Texas. . . Medellin admitted involvement in the gang rape and murder of two girls. The girls, ages 14 and 16, took a shortcut home through... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054646/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:59:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052871/posts President Bush on Monday approved the execution of an Army private, administration officials said. It was the first time in over a half-century that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.S. military. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052871/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052650/posts Fourteen years and numerous judicial reviews have passed since José Medellin was sentenced to die after confessing to the brutal gang rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston. That's long enough, state officials say. It's time to carry out the sentence. But defense attorneys, and an unusual coalition of federal officials, including no less than the attorney general and secretary of state, say if his Aug. 5 execution is not stayed, so Mr. Medellin's case can be reviewed one more time at the behest of the International Court of Justice, Texas will be rushing to judgment and endangering... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052650/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:47:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051772/posts The Supreme Court ended its term this year by making a mistake in one of its most controversial cases--the case in which it held unconstitutional a Louisiana law authorizing capital punishment for the rape of a child under 12 years of age. The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051772/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:03:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051764/posts A Kern County man sentenced to death 25 years ago for participating in the double murder of a Mojave couple will not face the death penalty after all. The state attorney general’s office confirmed Friday it will not appeal a federal judge’s decision to throw out the 1983 death sentence of Constantino Carrera. In addition, the Kern County prosecutor who originally handled the case says too much time has passed to retry the case. None of these decisions affect Carrera’s conviction for the 1982 robbery and stabbing deaths of Jack and Carol Hayes, who managed the Imperial 400 Motel in... Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051764/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050666/posts Southern states execute two killers HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Texas executed a man Wednesday who was convicted of killing a woman and her child, while Mississippi put to death a man who took part in the fatal beating of another man. Derrick Sonnier shook his head "no" when asked if he had any final statements. he was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., eight minutes after the lethal dose was administered. Sonnier was convicted of murdering Melody Flowers, 27, and her 2-year-old son, Patrick, in their Houston apartment in 1991. Flowers was raped, stabbed, strangled and beaten with a hammer until... CNN.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050666/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:03:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050643/posts (CNN) — Support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama extend to death row Wednesday. According to The Jackson Clarion Ledger, a Mississippi newspaper, death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop's final words before being executed Wednesday night included an appeal to Americans to vote for the Illinois senator. "For those who oppose the death penalty and want to see it end, our best bet is to vote for Barack Obama because his supporters have been working behind the scenes to end this practice," Bishop said, according to the paper. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050643/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:24:17 GMT