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Family of murdered woman speaks out about use of propofol as state execution drug
Eleven years ago, 19-year-old Amanda Morton was driving on Interstate 44 near Strafford when her car was hit. The other driver, David Zink -- a convicted felon -- kidnapped Morton, raped and killed her. "She did nothing wrong. She did not deserve to die,...
Tags: Propofol (drug), Punishment
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Prison and parole solutions will require real political courage
In 1982, Warlocks motorcycle gang tough guy Robert "Mudman" Simon was convicted of killing a teenage girl in Jim Thorpe for refusing to consent to gang rape by his fellow gang members, and off he went to state prison, where, if there had been any justice,...Tags: Jim Thorpe, Prosecution, Punishment, Justice System, Prisons
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Jury orders death penalty for killer of Jamiel Shaw II
A 23-year-old gang member who shot and killed a high school football star he mistook for a rival gangster in 2008 should be put to death, a Los Angeles jury decided Wednesday.
Jurors reached the verdict after about a week of testimony in the penalty...Tags: Football, Prosecution, Health, Punishment, Gang Activity
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Jury Recommends Death Penalty in Jamiel Shaw Murder
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Jurors have recommended death for Pedro Espinoza, the gang member convicted of murdering high school football star Jamiel Shaw. Espinoza, 23, will be formally sentenced on Sept. 21. On May 9, the same jury convicted Espinoza of the...Tags: Football, Immigration, Punishment, Gang Activity, Justice System
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Gang member should be executed for killing high school football star, jury says
L.A. NOWA 23-year-old gang member who shot and killed a high school football star he mistook for a rival gangster should be sentenced to death, a Los Angeles jury decided Wednesday. The panel returned the verdict after about a week of...... -
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Egyptians vote in presidential election to rid nation of decades of dictatorship CAIRO (AP) — Determined to end decades of authoritarian rule, millions of Egyptians waited patiently in long lines outside polling stations across the nation on...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Dance, Mitt Romney, Health, Punishment
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A Dead Issue: Will CT's Death Row Inmates Die of Old Age?
Here’s a little life-or-death quiz for you. The 11 guys now on Connecticut’s death row will: A) Never be executed because this state has repealed the death penalty; B) Get juiced because the new law only ends the death penalty for future...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Punishment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Prisons, Republican Party
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Death Penalty Repeal Discussion Scheduled in Windsor
Windsor's Drinking Liberally group will hold a special gathering and discussion on the repeal of the death penalty in Connecticut, May 29, beginning at 7 p.m., at the Union Tavern, 20 Union St. Guest speakers state Sen. Eric Coleman, state Rep. Gary...Tags: Punishment, Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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D.A. to seek death penalty in killings of homeless men, two others
Hours after accused serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo allegedly stabbed a homeless man to death in an Anaheim parking lot, he was interviewed by a veteran detective.
When Ocampo was asked what sort of consequences he deserved, the 23-year-old answered...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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Yes on the SAFE California Act
Carlos DeLuna was, in all likelihood, murdered by the state of Texas on Dec. 7, 1989. It's hard to come to any other conclusion after reading an exhaustive analysis of his case published online by a Columbia law school professor and his students. And...
Tags: Unemployment, Punishment, Law Enforcement, Justice System, Prisons
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Missouri to carry out executions with propofol
McClatchy NewspapersKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The state of Missouri is back in the execution business with a drug that's never been used to put prisoners to death in the United States. Stymied by a chemical shortage affecting every death-penalty state, the Missouri Department of...Tags: Propofol (drug), Punishment, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Missouri's attorney general urges the state supreme court to set execution dates
newsalerts@ky3.comJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's attorney general is urging the state supreme court to set execution dates for nineteen death row inmates. Chris Koster say the inmates have run out of appeals and nothing's holding up their death sentences. Three of the...Tags: Executive Branch, Punishment, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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