death penalty

Commentary:  Lefty Ignores the Lives of the Truly Innocent
Commentary: Lefty Ignores the Lives of the Truly Innocent
Commentary: Lefty Ignores the Lives of the Truly Innocent
I get a daily e-mail from the New York Times with all the headlines from the opinion and editorial pages.  This morning the first headline was from a commentary written by a woman angry some states may block the dismemberment of babies or the deaths of babies ripped from their mother's bodies in commission of crimes...
Convicted Oklahoma Murderer Dies of Massive Heart Attack During Botched Execution
Convicted Oklahoma Murderer Dies of Massive Heart Attack During Botched Execution
Convicted Oklahoma Murderer Dies of Massive Heart Attack During Botched Execution
Convicted murderer Clayton Lockett was scheduled to be executed at 6:00 p.m. tonight (April 29). While authorities were administering the lethal injection they discovered the line into Lockett's arm had blown. Prison officials halted the execution and at 7:06 p.m. Lockett suffered a massive heart attack and passed away.
Idaho Supreme Court Looking at Death Penalty Review Law
Idaho Supreme Court Looking at Death Penalty Review Law
Idaho Supreme Court Looking at Death Penalty Review Law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court is deciding just how much of each death penalty case they must consider under Idaho's mandatory review law. The ruling could change the landscape of capital punishment in Idaho. The issue arose in the case of Timothy Dunlap...