Death sentences
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A death sentence is not the same thing as an execution: years can pass between the two, and the sentence may be overturned on appeal, commuted, or never carried out. Counting them separately measures two different things: how far a state resorts to capital punishment, and how far it actually applies it.
This page collects the news on death sentences handed down around the world, on the later stages of appeal, and on the sentences upheld or overturned. Executions have a page of their own.
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- JULY 2, 2014PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
USA - Pennsylvania. Judge John Tylwalk sentenced Freeman May to life in prison without possibility of parole
JUNE 29, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 6,000 CONVICTS AWAITING DEATH
With 6,000 death row convicts, Kenya has the fourth largest death row population in the world. In the last
JUNE 27, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: AUSTRALIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN POSSESSION
State-controlled media say a court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for
- JUNE 27, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Morgan Reinman handed down the capital sentence to Brandon Bradley
USA - Florida. Judge Morgan Reinman handed down the capital sentence to Brandon Bradley
- JUNE 26, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommend the death penalty for Kentrell Feronti Johnson
USA - Florida. A jury recommend the death penalty for Kentrell Feronti Johnson
- JUNE 26, 2014DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): JURY DECIDES DEATH FOR CONVICTED SERIAL KILLER CHESTER DEWAYNE TURNER
A Los Angeles County jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death.
- JUNE 26, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Chester Dewayne Turner, 47, Black, to death
JUNE 25, 2014BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERER
A Bahraini was sentenced to death for the vicious murder of a 20-year-old fugitive who allegedly posed as
JUNE 23, 2014BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 8 TO DIE FOR RAMNA KILLING
A Dhaka court has sentenced to death eight accused including Huji chief Mufti Hannan in the sensational
- JUNE 23, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BANK ROBBERY 'TERROR' PLAN
Three men were sentenced to death for attempting to establish an Al Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia and
JUNE 19, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT HANDS 14 ISLAMIST LEADERS PRELIMINARY DEATH SENTENCES
Giza Criminal Court handed preliminary death penalties to Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood
JUNE 18, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 26 DISSIDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Saudi Arabia has sentenced twenty-six people to death on such charges as giving speeches critical of the Al
JUNE 18, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ECOWAS COURT UPHOLDS RIGHTS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS ON DEATH ROW
in a landmark verdict, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS
JUNE 17, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: SEVEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A court in east China's Shandong Province sentenced seven people in three cases to death for drug
- JUNE 16, 2014TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Sedrick Clayton to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Sedrick Clayton to death
- JUNE 16, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FARMER GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 31-year-old farmer from Kulim was sent to the gallows by High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- JUNE 16, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE SUICIDE ATTACK
Three people were sentenced to death for their roles in carrying out a deadly attack on Tiananmen Square
- JUNE 13, 2014OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Secrets still shroud Clayton Lockett's execution.
USA - Oklahoma. Secrets still shroud Clayton Lockett's execution.
- JUNE 13, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced James Osgood to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Sibley Reynolds sentenced James Osgood to death
- JUNE 13, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Hilbert Pineil Thomas to death
USA - California. Judge William Froeberg sentenced Hilbert Pineil Thomas to death
JUNE 10, 2014PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: A MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
an anti-terrorism court in Karachi awarded capital punishment to the mastermind of the Pakistan Industrial
- JUNE 9, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE OVER SHIITE UNREST
a Saudi court in Jeddah sentenced two people to death and jailed a third for 25 years after they were
- JUNE 7, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 10 MORSI SUPPORTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Cairo’s Shubra Criminal Court sentenced 10 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to death on
- JUNE 5, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM IN XINJIANG
Authorities in China's restive Xinjiang region sentenced nine people to death for "violent terrorism" crimes,
- JUNE 4, 2014FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for James Herard
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for James Herard
- JUNE 3, 2014MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended judicial review for Willie Henderson Womble.
USA - North Carolina. Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended judicial review for Willie Henderson Womble.
JUNE 2, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: POLICE CAPTAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER-ROBBERY
Qena's Criminal Court has sentenced a police captain to death for the murder of two people in 2012, Al-
JUNE 1, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO 'JEWISH' ISLAMISTS
An Egyptian court that sentenced to death 37 Islamists and handed life terms to 492 others defended its
MAY 30, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPINGS ABOLISHED
In its final meeting before the end of the plenary session, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the
- MAY 28, 2014IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: SEVEN ‘TERRORISTS’ SENTENCED TO DEATH PENALTY
Babel’s Criminal Court sentenced 7 men to death on terrorism charges, a source said to IraqiNews.com.