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- JANUARY 6, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Judge Donald Hudson sentenced Luther Casteel, 43, to...
Judge Donald Hudson sentenced Luther Casteel, 43, to death for a shooting spree that left 2 people dead and 16 others injured on April 13 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2002IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- DECEMBER 14, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed...
Death row inmate Andrew Maxwell, who has long claimed that police tortured him into confessing the 1986 murder of a cabdriver, pleaded guilty in a deal that spares his life in exchange for dropping those allegations
- NOVEMBER 20, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A Kane County jury sentenced Luther Casteel, 43, to...
A Kane County jury sentenced Luther Casteel, 43, to death for killing 2 people and injuring 16 others
- NOVEMBER 18, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Death Penalty Education Project (IDPEP)...
The Illinois Death Penalty Education Project (IDPEP) today proposed 12 reform measures designed to create a more fair and equitable capital punishment system in Illinois
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In a recent case before the Illinois Supreme Court (People v
In a recent case before the Illinois Supreme Court (People v
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a new trial for...
The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Murray Blue, who admitted shooting Louis Moret in 1995, but argues it was self defense
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The federal grand jury of the U
The federal grand jury of the U
- JULY 19, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois Governor George H
Illinois Governor George H
- MAY 31, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Delays in Timothy McVeigh's execution should stop,...
Delays in Timothy McVeigh's execution should stop, a majority of Chicago area residents said in a survey taken Thursday
- MAY 24, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Citing improper comments made by Cook County prosecutors...
Citing improper comments made by Cook County prosecutors and a Kane County judge, the Illinois Supreme Court vacated the death sentences of 2 men convicted in separate cases
- APRIL 24, 2001IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A Cook County jury sentenced to death Samuel Karim,...
A Cook County jury sentenced to death Samuel Karim, 24, for killling (on March 18, 1996) Melvin Harris, 37, and Jamar Parker, 22