Ohio ready to execute 1st inmate with single drug; untested method likely to take longer
Ohio inmate to get 1-drug, slower, execution Russia’s Constitutional Court rules to extend moratorium on death penalty
Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty Ohio argues that legal challenges to lethal injection moot with switch to single drug
Ohio: 1 lethal injection drug should end lawsuit Ohio executions set to resume using 1-drug method that is untested on condemned prisoners
Ohio executions back on with 1-drug method Ohio makes plans to execute inmates with 1-drug method untried on prisoners
Ohio plans execution method untried on prisoners Russia’s Constitutional Court considers extension of moratorium on death penalty
Russian court looks at death penalty ban extension Ohio GOP lawmakers advise state’s Democratic governor that execution process can be fixed
Ohio GOP lawmakers: Execution process can be fixed Ohio struggles to find doctors willing to offer advice on best way to put inmates to death
Ohio can’t find doctors to offer execution advice Gypsy laborer faces execution in Belarus, the last European country using capital punishmentTATARYA VILLAGE, Belarus — His last hopes fading, a 30-year-old illiterate Gypsy laborer whose lawyers say was tortured into confessing to murder awaits his unannounced appointment with the executioner. Ohio considering bone, muscle injection in prison death chamber in wake of failed executionCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is considering new ways of administering lethal drugs to condemned inmates in the wake of a failed execution last month. Death penalty experts ponder US impact of Ohio rapist’s halted execution, killers’ reprievesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The national impact of the unprecedented halting of a rapist’s execution after two hours and temporary reprieves for other condemned inmates likely will become clear over the next few months as courts examine the state’s lethal-injection procedures, experts say. Ohio governor delays state’s next 2 executions to allow review of lethal injection proceduresCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday delayed the state’s next two executions to allow a full review of lethal injection procedures, the latest in a series of unprecedented capital punishment developments in Ohio. Federal court halts Ohio man’s execution 3 weeks after state botched lethal injection attemptCINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Monday halted the execution of an inmate three weeks after problems with a lethal injection attempt. Va. governor says he knows of no reason to stop execution of Washington-area sniper MuhammadRICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says he can’t think of any reason he would stop the execution of Washington, D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad. Lawyer says Ohio death-row inmate ‘traumatized’ by failed attempts by the state to execute himCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The lawyer for an inmate whose execution was halted after an unprecedented two hours said trying to put him to death again in a week could be a disaster. Prison log attributes problem in unprecedented execution delay on Ohio inmate’s past drug useLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A prison log blames a condemned Ohio inmate’s past drug use for problems finding a usable vein during an execution attempt that was stopped Tuesday after an unprecedented two hours. Ohio governor delays execution after executioners have trouble finding inmate’s veinsLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Problems finding a usable vein during an attempt to execute an Ohio inmate have halted his lethal injection for a week, but one death penalty scholar says possible legal challenges could further delay his return to the death chamber. US appeals court refuses to halt Ohio execution of man who raped, killed 14-year-old girlLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A federal appeals court has refused to halt the execution of an Ohio man who raped a 14-year-old girl and stabbed her to death. Investigators look into whether Texas death row inmate threatened lawmaker from prisonAUSTIN, Texas — Prison officials are investigating whether a Texas death row inmate accused of threatening a state lawmaker using a smuggled cell phone is behind an Internet posting that threatens the lawmaker and his family. Amnesty International calls on Iraq to stop executions, faulting trials, lack of transparencyBAGHDAD — Amnesty International called on Iraq Tuesday to stop executions, saying many death sentences were being handed down in court proceedings that do not meet international standards for fair trials. ‘We close at 5′: Texas judge who closed court as death-row appeal was drafted faces trialSAN ANTONIO — As lawyers frantically tried to file the last-minute appeal that could have halted the execution of a death row inmate, the Texas judge who oversaw the only court who could hear it was preparing to shut the doors for the day. Conn. man whose family was killed in home invasion faces long death-penalty court battleNEW HAVEN, Conn. — At 52, Dr. William Petit faces years — perhaps decades — of emotionally draining court hearings before the two men charged with murdering his family in a 2007 home invasion may be convicted and executed. Conn. man whose family was killed in home invasion faces long battle in death penalty caseNEW HAVEN, Conn. — At 52, Dr. William Petit faces years — perhaps decades — of emotionally draining court hearings before the two men charged with murdering his family in a 2007 home invasion may be convicted and executed. Ohio executes spree killer; 1,000th lethal injection in US since death penalty reinstatedLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A man who went on a 1992 Christmas holiday killing spree that left six people dead, including an 18-year-old mother gunned down at a pay phone, was executed Tuesday, the state’s second execution in two weeks and the 1,000th lethal injection in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Ohio executes man for killing spree; 1,000th execution in US since death penalty reinstatedLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A man who went on a 1992 Christmas holiday killing spree that left six people dead, including an 18-year-old mother gunned down at a pay phone, was executed Tuesday, the state’s second lethal injection in two weeks and the 1,000th execution in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Calif. public hearing on lethal injection procedures becomes wider discussion of death penaltySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dozens of speakers lined up to speak Tuesday on California’s new proposed rules for executing condemned inmates, but the public hearing quickly morphed into a debate over the morality and practicality of capital punishment. Conn. gov. vetoes measure to end death penalty, calling it appropriate for heinous crimesHARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s governor has vetoed legislation that would have abolished the death penalty. Sotomayor’s views on death penalty could get early test on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — As a director of a Puerto Rican advocacy group in the 1980s, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was part of a three-person committee that equated capital punishment with racism. Colo. considers ending costly death penalty, using savings to investigate cold casesDENVER — Colorado is one of 10 states that have considered abolishing the death penalty this year to save money, but Colorado’s proposal has a twist: It would use the savings to investigate about 1,400 unsolved slayings. |
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