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Sixth Circuit overturns Scottish man's death penalty conviction
Citing "constitutional errors", the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned the controversial conviction and death sentence of British national Kenny Richey of Edinburgh. Richey will be released from death row in 90 days unl (More) |
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Ross execution postponed pending competency hearings
Wednesday's scheduled execution of convicted mass murderer Michael Ross was postponed indefinitely Monday by order of District Judge Robert N. Chatigny, so that Chatigny can hear arguments on Ross' mental capacity. Had the execution by leth (More) |
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Supreme Court hears PA death penalty case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Rompilla v. Beard , 04-5462 , a PA case that involves jury instructions for cases involving the death penalty. Rompilla, who was convicted of robbing, stabbing and setting on fire a bar owner in Allen (More) |
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Moussaoui attorneys petition Supreme Court
Attorneys for Zacarias Moussaoui {JURIST Newsmaker] have filed a petition to the US Supreme Court seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that reinstated the US government's right to seek the death penalty against Moussaoui for his alleged invo (More) |
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Peterson attorney solicits Web donations to continue murder probe
Los Angeles defense lawyer Mark Geragos, attorney for Scott Peterson, has launched a website to solicit donations for continuing the investigation into their deaths, insisting that "Scott Peterson has been unjustly convicted" of the murder (More) |
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Berman [Ohio State]: A Sign of the Capital Times
Doug Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"The ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court yesterday in Marsh declaring the state's death penalty procedures unconstitutional (basics here) is yet another piece of evidence suggesting th (More) |
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Kansas death penalty law ruling [Kansas SC]
Kansas v. Marsh, Supreme Court of Kansas, December 17, 2004 . Read the full text of the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Kansas Supreme Court rules death penalty law unconstitutional
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 vote Friday that the state's 1994 death penalty law is unconstitutional. The court's ruling focused on a provision stating that when juries weigh aggravating and mitigating factors in determining a sen (More) |
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Yin [Iowa]: Does Death for Scott Peterson Cheapen the Death Penalty?
Tung Yin, University of Iowa College of Law:"Not surprisingly, the jury has recommended death for Scott Peterson, convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son: In arguing for death, prosecutors called Peterson "the worst kind of (More) |
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US Supreme Court hands down four rulings
The US Supreme Court handed down four rulings Monday on its last decision day of 2004. In Florida v. Nixon, the Court ruled that an accused Florida man was not due a new trial even though his lawyer had conceded his guilt without his consent. Read t (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
