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Faiths and the Faithful Have Varied Views of Death Penalty |
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Friday, 11 June 2010 |
Life & death issue
Those on both sides point to scripture to support their stances.
By Kristen Moulton
The Salt Lake Tribune
In the hours before murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner is set to be shot to death by firing squad next week at the Draper prison, prominent religious leaders will gather for a prayer vigil and join others for a protest rally.
They will decry what they see as the state's unnecessary taking of life.
And yet those voices do not reflect the full range of opinion among people of faith. |
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Blacks Still Being Blocked From Juries in the South, Study Finds |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
By Shaila Dewan
In late April in a courthouse in Madison County, Ala., a prosecutor was asked to explain why he had struck 11 of 14 black potential jurors in a capital murder case.
The district attorney, Robert Broussard, said one had seemed “arrogant” and “pretty vocal.” In another woman, he said he “detected hostility.” |
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Time: In Death-Penalty Cases, Innocence Has to Matter |
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 |
Tuesday, May. 25, 2010, By Adam Cohen
Hank Skinner, who is on death row in Texas, had a simple request. Before the state took his life, he wanted to test DNA evidence from the crime scene that could prove he was wrongly convicted. Texas prosecutors, whose love for the death penalty is legendary, refused.
Skinner then sued, claiming that federal civil rights laws gave him a constitutional right to do the testing. A federal appeals court ruled against him. |
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Reception Honoring Sen. Floyd McKissick, Jr. |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
Let's celebrate! NC State Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr. of Durham was a champion of the NC Racial Justice Act in the NC Senate. NC Gov. Bev Perdue signed the act into law in August 2009.
Join People of Faith Against the Death Penalty at a reception celebrating the efforts of this legislative leader who ensured passage of this model legislation. |
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A Lawyer Known Best for Losing Capital Cases |
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
By Adam Liptak
The New York Times
WASHINGTON — A good way to end up on death row in Texas is to be accused of a capital crime and have Jerry Guerinot represent you.
Twenty of Mr. Guerinot’s clients have been sentenced to death. That is more people than are awaiting execution in about half of the 35 states that have the death penalty. |
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Relief from Death Penalty Sought (NC) |
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
The News & Observer
RALEIGH David Kaczynski was lost in a world of ignorance when his wife came to him almost 15 years ago and posed a question that would throw him into emotional turmoil and restless nights of soul-searching: Might his brother be the mysterious Unabomber?
Bill Babbitt was taken aback when his wife posed a similar kind of question to him: Did he know where his brother Manny, a mentally ill Marine veteran and Purple Heart recipient, had gotten all the coins she had found stashed around their home? |
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