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- MAY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council...
In May, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council refused to grant petitioners, Nankissoon Boodram, also called Dole Chadee, and 8 others, special leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago on May 16, 1999, upholding the
- MAY 1, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In May, 1999, the state of Illinois exonerated convicted...
In May, 1999, the state of Illinois exonerated convicted murderer Ronald Jones, the 3rd person freed from Illinois' death row in 1999, and the 12th since 1987
- MAY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In May, it was also reported that China had extended...
In May, it was also reported that China had extended its nationwide campaign against tax evasion to e-commerce
- MAY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish...
In May, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox and Jewish leaders filed a petition asking the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a halt on executions until the death penalty process could be studied to find possible flaws
- 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
- MAY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In May, it was reported that City People's Court in...
In May, it was reported that City People's Court in Xinjiang sentenced Wang Chengbo to death, Liu Weishan to death with a 2-year reprieve, and Li Long to life imprisonment on charges of murder and kidnapping on July 17, 1998
- MAY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer...
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer known for his philosophical approach to the law, filed a challenge to the death penalty contending that it is a "religious ritual" that violates the separation of church and state
- MAY 1, 1999New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor...
In May, two foreign lawmakers - Kevin McNamara, a Labor Party member of the British Parliament, and Usman Santi, a Labor Party member of the Dutch Parliament - campaigned against New Hampshire's death penalty
- MAY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida...
In May, "Old Sparky," the electric chair that Florida has used to execute 237 men and one woman since 1923, was retired
- MAY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David...
In May, a delegation composed of three MPs - David Pratt (Liberal, Nepean-Carleton, Ontario), Richard Marceau (Bloc Quebecois, Charlesbourg, Quebec), Peter Mancini (NDP, Sydney-Victoria, Nova Scotia) - came to Texas and met with a number of state official
- APRIL 30, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received...
On April 30, Dhoar ibn Majed Al-Qahtani, a Saudi, received the death penalty at Al-Rowidha in Riyadh Province for murdering Ali Al-Sahli while Painadakath Vidayathil Varghese, an Indian, was beheaded in Riyadh for smuggling heroin to the Kingdom in his su
- APRIL 30, 1999BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami...
On April 30, the President of the Bangladesh Awami Ulama League Hafez Maulana Habibullah Kanchpuri and other senior leaders of the organization in a joint statement demanded the death penalty for the deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament and for B