Pennsylvania
2026
From the country
- FEBRUARY 12, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Bishops of Pennsylvania have issued a restatement...
The Bishops of Pennsylvania have issued a restatement of their opposition to the death penalty
- JANUARY 22, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Helfrick introduced the following death penalty-related...
Sen. Helfrick introduced the following death penalty-related bills: SB 23 to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty; SB 25 to impose a temporary suspension of the death penalty; and SB 29 to prohibit prosecutor
- NOVEMBER 22, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
November 22-28, 2000: After a jury returned a death...
November 22-28, 2000: After a jury returned a death sentence verdict, Cleveland (Ohio) Judge Daniel Gaul sentenced a man to death and shortly thereafter took the opportunity to speak to the press about his opposition to the death penalty
- OCTOBER 20, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
William Nieves was freed from death row when a Philadelphia...
William Nieves was freed from death row when a Philadelphia jury acquitted him of the 1992 murder of Eric McAiley
- FEBRUARY 10, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Philadelphia city council passed a resolution calling...
The Philadelphia city council passed a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions on by a vote of 12-4
- FEBRUARY 1, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Testifying at the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee...
Testifying at the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee in the hearing on a bill to impose a 2-year moratorium on the state's death penalty, former state Attorney General Ernie Preate testified in favour of a moratorium, citing the politicisation of the
- OCTOBER 13, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
On October 13, Governor Tom Ridge signed an execution...
On October 13, Governor Tom Ridge signed an execution warrant for Mumia Abu-Jamal, 45, a former Black Panther and radio journalist convicted of murder in the 1981 shooting of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner
- OCTOBER 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland...
In October, State Senators Allen Kukovich, a Westmoreland County Democrat, and Edward Helfrick, a Northumberland County Republican, proposed a stay of all scheduled executions in Pennsylvania and a commission appointed by the state Supreme Court to study
- MAY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In May, several state senators, encouraged by the vote...
In May, several state senators, encouraged by the vote in the Nebraska legislature to suspend executions for two years, urged Pennsylvania to adopt a similar measure and commission a study on whether condemned prisoners receive adequate legal counsel and
- FEBRUARY 18, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February...
A French appeals court was scheduled to rule on February 18 whether Ira Einhorn, an anti-war student activist and leftist leader in the 1960s, should be returned home to face a retrial
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld its...
In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld its decision to strike a state law that would curtail appeals by death-row inmates
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Over two-thirds of those on Pennsylvania's death row...
Over two-thirds of those on Pennsylvania's death row are members of minorities