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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- MAY 27, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Strict IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty.
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Strict IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty.
MAY 27, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SHIA ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Saudi court sentenced to death a Shiite protester convicted of attacking police forces during unrest in the
MAY 24, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY IN NAROK
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to death in Kenya by a Narok court for violently robbing a business
- MAY 23, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Leonardo Cisneros
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for Leonardo Cisneros
MAY 22, 2014QatarDEATH PENALTYQATAR: FILIPINO MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ESPIONAGE
A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced a Filipino man to death and two of his compatriots to life
- MAY 22, 2014ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Blawie sentenced Richard Roszkowski, 49, White, to death
USA - Connecticut. Judge John Blawie sentenced Richard Roszkowski, 49, White, to death
- MAY 21, 2014OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously sentenced Robert Langley to death
USA - Oregon. A jury unanimously sentenced Robert Langley to death
MAY 21, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN DIFFERENT DRUG CASES
Two Ho Chi Minh City courts independently sentenced a disabled man and an Australian Vietnamese to
- MAY 20, 2014KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: COURT SENTENCES FOUR TO HANG FOR ETHNIC CLASHES
A court in Garsen, Tana Delta district has sentenced four men, including a former GSU officer, to hang. The
- MAY 20, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Brian Suniga to death
USA - Texas. A jury has sentenced Brian Suniga to death
- MAY 18, 2014AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: 4 POLICEMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAP, MURDER CHARGES IN KANDAHAR
A court in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan sentenced four policemen to death for kidnap and
MAY 17, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: COURT SENTENCES CONVICTED MURDERER TO DEATH BY HANGING
A court in Gaza City sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was found guilty of premeditated
- MAY 16, 2014CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Kevin Haley, 50, Black
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Kevin Haley, 50, Black
- MAY 16, 2014TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cedric Allen Ricks, 39, Black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cedric Allen Ricks, 39, Black, to death
MAY 16, 2014ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CROSS-BORDER CHILD-TRAFFICKING
A man from southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been sentenced to death for child
- MAY 15, 2014United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI
A criminal court in Abu Dhabi sentenced a drug dealer from another Gulf country to death after he was
- MAY 15, 2014OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Taylor, 58, White, to die
USA - Oregon. A jury sentenced David Ray Taylor, 58, White, to die
- MAY 12, 2014AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended a death sentence for James Osgood, 44, White
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended a death sentence for James Osgood, 44, White
MAY 12, 2014ThailandDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THAI DIVORCEE ‘SMILES’ AFTER GETTING DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Thai divorcee was sentenced to death by the Alor Setar High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 23,123
MAY 11, 2014SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: PREGNANT MOTHER FOUND GUILTY, SENTENCED TO DEATH
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian mother pregnant with her second child
- MAY 7, 2014TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
the Court of First Instance of Sousse sentenced a woman and a man to death for murder, Jawhara FM
the Court of First Instance of Sousse sentenced a woman and a man to death for murder, Jawhara FM
- MAY 6, 2014KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced two Egyptian
- MAY 6, 2014NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian court for trafficking
MAY 5, 2014VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: EX PRISON GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG, GUN SMUGGLING
An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City increased the sentence of a former prison guard from life to death for
MAY 4, 2014Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 'GET RICH QUICK' ROBBERS
Four men have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a “get rich quick” robbery plan, it was
- MAY 2, 2014SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND: COURT HANDS DEATH SENTENCES TO A MOTHER AND HER THREE SONS FOR MURDER
The case against a family accused of the brutal death of late Ms Ruqiya Saeed has been concluded.
- APRIL 30, 2014OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge again sentences Donna Roberts to death.
USA - Ohio. Judge again sentences Donna Roberts to death.
APRIL 29, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: FIVE DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
five death-row inmates were executed in various parts of the island, the Justice Ministry said.
APRIL 28, 2014IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'BLOOD MONEY' SAVED 358 FROM DEATH PENALTY
Iran’s Prosecutor General Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie said the payment of "blood money" spared 358
APRIL 28, 2014EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 683 ISLAMISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTHER 492 DEATH SENTENCES REVERSED
an Egyptian court in Minya condemned the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 of his supporters to