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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OCTOBER 23, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND SENTENCES YEMENI NATIONAL TO DEATH
Ahmed Abdi Botan, head of the Puntland military court, sentenced a Yemeni man to
- OCTOBER 22, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
a 27 year-old man, Oloche Omale was sentenced to death
a 27 year-old man, Oloche Omale was sentenced to death
- OCTOBER 22, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a death sentence for Randy Tundidor Sr., 45, white.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended a death sentence for Randy Tundidor Sr., 45, white.
OCTOBER 19, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MALE RELATIVE WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER
Yemeni woman has been sentenced to death in Yemen for having opened fire and killed
OCTOBER 18, 2012KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: KUWAITI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SLAYING FRIEND IN KABAD
In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Emad A-Mandil has sentenced a
OCTOBER 18, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: EDO STATE GOVERNOR GRANTS PARDON TO TWO PRISONERS, COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF TWO OTHERS, BUT SIGNS DEATH WARRANTS FOR TWO DEATH ROW INMATES
In Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole granted amnesty to two
OCTOBER 16, 2012ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER COMPANY PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region sentenced to death a former president
- OCTOBER 15, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard Collins sentenced Joseph Thomas, 27, white, to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Richard Collins sentenced Joseph Thomas, 27, white, to death
- OCTOBER 12, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Wendy Berger sentenced Timothy Wayne Fletcher, 28, white, to the death penalty
USA - Florida. Judge Wendy Berger sentenced Timothy Wayne Fletcher, 28, white, to the death penalty
- OCTOBER 12, 2012TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Judge James C. Beasley overturned the conviction and death sentence of Michael Dale Rimmer, 46, white
USA - Tennessee. Judge James C. Beasley overturned the conviction and death sentence of Michael Dale Rimmer, 46, white
OCTOBER 11, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES STUDENT TO DEATH BY HANGING
In Nigeria, the Delta State High Court sitting in Warri sentenced to death by hanging a National
- OCTOBER 10, 2012OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court vacated the death penalty for Dayton Leroy Rogers, 59, white, a serial killer
USA - Oregon. The Oregon Supreme Court vacated the death penalty for Dayton Leroy Rogers, 59, white, a serial killer
- OCTOBER 10, 2012LibyaDEATH PENALTY
KADHAFI SON 'WOULD BE HANGED IN LIBYA'
Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam without a doubt would get a death sentence
OCTOBER 10, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 930 ON DEATH ROW
A total 930 death row prisoners were in jails in Malaysia as of Aug 31, their cases pending
- OCTOBER 10, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marvin Cannon, 33, black
USA - Florida. A jury recommended the death penalty for Marvin Cannon, 33, black
OCTOBER 9, 2012NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: SOLDIER TO HANG FOR MURDER, ANOTHER JAILED FOR LIFE
In Nigeria, the Owerri High Court sentenced a soldier, Bassey Asinya, to death
OCTOBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY TO 5 OF A FAMILY
In India, a Delhi Court awarded death sentence to five members of a family convicted earlier
- OCTOBER 5, 2012OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Joseph Thomas, 27, white
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death penalty for Joseph Thomas, 27, white
- OCTOBER 5, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joel Lebron, 33, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Joel Lebron, 33, black
- OCTOBER 4, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ANTHONY FARINA
Hands off Cain together with the Community of Sant’Egidio held a press conference today at the headquarters of the Radical Party to illustrate the start up of the European campaign to save the life of Anthony Farina.
OCTOBER 4, 2012Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Sri Lanka, Colombo high court sentenced a woman to death for the possession and distribution
- OCTOBER 4, 2012PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Christopher Johnson, 29, white, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Christopher Johnson, 29, white, to death
- OCTOBER 3, 2012ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Kitwe High Court, in Zambia, has sentenced a carpenter to death
the Kitwe High Court, in Zambia, has sentenced a carpenter to death
- OCTOBER 3, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Desi Marentes, 34
USA - California. A jury has recommended death for Desi Marentes, 34
- OCTOBER 2, 2012YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN UPHOLDS SENTENCES AGAINST QAEDA FIGHTERS
A Yemeni appeals court upheld the death sentence against two Al-Qaeda members accused
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2012JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: FATHER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING DAUGHTER ‘288 TIMES’
In Jordan, the Criminal Court sentenced a 49-year-old man to death for molesting
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): DEATH PENALTY FOR OLD FIRE ARSON RICKIE LEE FOWLER
A San Bernardino County jury recommended a death sentence for Rickie
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Tina Brown, 42, black, to death.
USA - Florida. Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Tina Brown, 42, black, to death.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white
USA - California. A jury recommended a death sentence for Rickie Lee Fowler, 30, white
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
Malaysian courts sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate