Louisiana
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- MAY 18, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate Judiciary B Committee approved Senate Bill...
The Senate Judiciary B Committee approved Senate Bill 221 by Sen
- APRIL 15, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews...
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews should get a new trial and scheduled a court hearing to sign the papers
- MARCH 18, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A Jefferson Parish jury decided that Christopher Arceneaux...
A Jefferson Parish jury decided that Christopher Arceneaux should be put to death
- JANUARY 1, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Louisiana allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Louisiana allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above, but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- DECEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco,...
The conviction and death sentence of Thomas Frank Cisco, convicted of killing 3 people in a robbery in 1997, were thrown out by the state Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 23, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A day after finding Kellen Parker, 20, guilty of 1st-degree...
A day after finding Kellen Parker, 20, guilty of 1st-degree murder, a Jefferson Parish jury could not agree Sunday whether to sentence him to death, meaning he automatically will be sentenced to life in prison without parole
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
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9th Judicial District Judge W
- JULY 2, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Darrell Draughn, 32,...
A Caddo Parish jury sentenced Darrell Draughn, 32, to die for the robbery-murder of a 64-year-old woman
- JUNE 11, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate agreed 28 to 7 to a House bill on no executions...
The Senate agreed 28 to 7 to a House bill on no executions for mentally retarded
- MAY 9, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A mentally retarded man will be removed from death...
A mentally retarded man will be removed from death row after Gov
- JANUARY 1, 2003LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Three draft laws were presented in 2001, one for the...
Three draft laws were presented in 2001, one for the abolishment of the death penalty, one for a moratorium and one for the forming of a commission to study the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2002LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A jury sentenced John Dale Allen, 35, to death for...
A jury sentenced John Dale Allen, 35, to death for the 1999 killing of Elaine Posey Oliver, 51