Pennsylvania
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- JANUARY 1, 2006PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- DECEMBER 27, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence...
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Malcolm Muir threw out the death sentence of an inmate convicted of strangling his cellmate nearly a decade ago.
- DECEMBER 12, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Norristown, John Eichinger was formally sentenced to death...
in Norristown, John Eichinger was formally sentenced to death for the stabbing deaths of four people, including a child.
- DECEMBER 8, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal...
in Philadelphia, the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther convicted in the 1981 murder of a white police officer.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
more than 16 years after a Pennsylvania jury returned three death sentences against Harold Wilson...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
a Montgomery County jury announced that they unanimously agreed that...
a Montgomery County jury announced that they unanimously agreed that...
NOVEMBER 3, 2005Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTYPUERTO RICO. COURT BARS EXTRADITION OF MAN FACING DEATH PENALTY TO PENNSYLVANIA
an Appeal Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico recently held that it would be unconstitutional to extradite Juan Melendez Cruz to Pennsylvania if he faces a possible death sentence, Death Penalty Information Centre reported.
- AUGUST 15, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody has thrown out the...
in Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody has thrown out the murder conviction and death sentence of a man who has spent nearly half his life on death row, citing faulty jury instructions and a deficient defense lawyer.
- AUGUST 1, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Philadelphia U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner has vacated the death sentence of Saharis Rollins.
in Philadelphia U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner has vacated the death sentence of Saharis Rollins.
- JULY 25, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
in Greensburg, a Westmoreland County jury gave Michael Travaglia the death penalty for his conviction in a 25-year-old murder
in Greensburg, a Westmoreland County jury gave Michael Travaglia the death penalty for his conviction in a 25-year-old murder
- JUNE 30, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
Delores Rivers, the 1st woman to be placed on Pennsylvania's death row...
JUNE 20, 2005PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT TOSSES DEATH SENTENCE
the US Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Ronald Rompilla, a Pennsylvania man on death row for a 1988 murder, ruling that his lawyers had failed to properly represent him.