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Entries tagged with 'death penalty'Professor surprised by disparity between hired and appointed counselAs a criminologist, Dr. Scott Phillips of the University of Denver has long been aware of the disparity between retained attorneys and appointed counsel. Still, even he was surprised by the results of his analysis of death penalty cases in Harris... Most candidates for governor in lockstep when it comes to the death penaltyThis week, Mark White, former Texas governor and former supporter of the death penalty, called on the state to reconsider its stance on capital punishment. His comments came as controversy continued to swirl around the Cameron Todd Willingham case and... Support for death penalty remains strongDespite swirls of controversy over everything from the recent botched execution in Ohio to whether Texas executed an innocent man, support for the death penalty in America remains relatively unchanged, according to a new Gallup crime survey. About two... Maryland limits death penalty cases to videotaped or biological evidence11:37 AM Mon, Oct 05, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Diane Jennings/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips The state of Maryland will no longer rely on eyewitness testimony alone in capital cases. According to The Capital the... Creation of statewide death penalty prosecution unit suggestedUse of the death penalty in Texas has always been highly subjective, according to where the crime occurs. Dallas County has a history of using the ultimate punishment relatively sparingly while Harris County, until recently, earned a reputation for employing... Investigator concludes no basis for classifying fire as arson, raising possiblity of innocent man executedFor years anti-death penalty activists have felt proof of the execution of an innocent man in Texas might galvanize the capital punishment debate. That possibility is greater today, in light of a report by an investigator for the Texas Forensic... Conspiracy/Law of PartiesA person who is not the actual shooter can also face the death penalty. Whether it be part of a conspiracy, or as an element in the law of parties, should a person who didn't actually pull the trigger be... Sharon Keller trial -- Day 2 readingHere's some good stuff on the trial. The NYT story appeared yesterday, but it predicted some of the showdown we're seeing today and is a good explainer piece. Then there's the excellent point made by Grits for Breakfast. Finally is... |