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- MARCH 27, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
72% of Pennsylvanians favor a temporary halt to the...
72% of Pennsylvanians favor a temporary halt to the administration of the death penalty until questions about its fairness can be studied, according to a poll of 509 registered voters in Pennsylvania conducted by Madonna Yost Opinion Research earlier this
- MARCH 21, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
A bill (HB1111) presented by Rep
A bill (HB1111) presented by Rep
- MARCH 6, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal moved to fire...
Convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal moved to fire his longtime legal team, maintaining that one of his attorneys breached ethical guidelines by writing an "inside account" of the case that has become an international cause celebre
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2001PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- 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