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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- JUNE 23, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Teddrick Batiste, 23, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Teddrick Batiste, 23, black, to death
- JUNE 22, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING WIFE
in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Iqbal sentenced Faisal Taj to death and fined him Rs100,000.
- JUNE 22, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
USA - Receiving Death Penalty Is As Random As Being 'Struck By Lightning': Report.
- JUNE 22, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: DEATH SENTENCE FOR BUS DRIVER WHO SHOT DEAD 6 COLLEAGUES
the Giza Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced Mahmoud Suweilam, the Arab Contractors bus driver
- JUNE 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
303 INDONESIAN WORKERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE
Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry revealed that apart from Ruyati binti Satubi who was recently executed in Saudi Arabia, there are 303 Indonesian defendants who have faced death sentences from 1999 to 2011.
JUNE 21, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: COUNTERFEITER SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Intermediate People's Court of the city of Hengyang in China's Hunan Province sentenced
JUNE 21, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
an additional district and sessions judge in Talagang, Pakistan, sentenced a man to death
- JUNE 20, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: INDIAN NATIONAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN TANZANIA
Indian national Vinoth Nadhesan was sentenced to death by Tanzanian High Court Judge Faudhi Twaibu for murder, the 'Daily News' reported.
- JUNE 17, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Jean, 38, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Jean, 38, black, to death
- JUNE 16, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge D. Al Crowson sentenced Bart Wayne Johnson, 31, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge D. Al Crowson sentenced Bart Wayne Johnson, 31, white, to death
JUNE 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT SAYS SECOND CONVICTION UNDER NDPS NEED NOT BE DEATH
the Bombay High Court, one of the oldest and chartered High Courts in India, struck down
- JUNE 15, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FORMER FOOTBALLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Former Emirati football player Fayez Juma was sentenced to death for premeditated
- JUNE 15, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Weng Tanggen was sentenced to death and Wang Jianping was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for drug trafficking by a court in Northeast China's Jilin province.
- JUNE 15, 2011Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. A federal jury sentenced Azibo Aquart, 30, to death.
USA - Federal. A federal jury sentenced Azibo Aquart, 30, to death.
- JUNE 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRIVY COUNCIL QUASHES MANDATORY DEATH FOR CERTAIN MURDERS
the mandatory death sentence for murder in Trinidad & Tobago was again overturned
JUNE 14, 2011BahamasDEATH PENALTYBAHAMAS: MAXO TIDO DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
the Privy Council overturned convicted murderer Maxo Tido's death sentence.
- JUNE 12, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
DEATH UPHELD FOR KUWAIT WOMAN FOR WEDDING CARNAGE
Kuwait's supreme court upheld the death sentence of Nasra Yussef Mohammed al-Enezi,
- JUNE 11, 2011TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced James Hawkins, 33, black, to death.
- JUNE 10, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
USA - Florida. Judge Reemberto Diaz sentenced Ana Maria Cardona, 50, hispanic, to death
- JUNE 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Larry Anderson sentenced Tawuan Townes, 20, black, to death
- JUNE 9, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR GOLD RAIDER
Zhang Degang, 33, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the September 8, 2010, robbery of a hypermarket in Minhang District, worth 1.01 million yuan, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court was told.
- JUNE 8, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Important clemency petition filed in behalf of Humberto Leal, a Mexican citizen
- JUNE 8, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. A Berks County jury sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
USA - Pennsylvania. A Berks County jury sentenced Glenn Lyons, 45, black, to death
- JUNE 7, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Turner, 46, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Albert Turner, 46, black, to death
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
- JUNE 2, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HOMEMADE BOMB ATTACK
Dinh Van Quyet, 25, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for using a homemade bomb to kill his lover's mother and 7-year-old daughter...
- JUNE 1, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
USA - North Carolina. N.C. House panel supports repealing Racial Justice Act
- MAY 31, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced Fadel Msallam Shallouf, 26, from the southern Gaza Strip
- MAY 31, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Jurors recommended the death penalty for James Fayed, 48, white
USA - California. Jurors recommended the death penalty for James Fayed, 48, white
MAY 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts