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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- MARCH 24, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING WIFE
the federal supreme court (FSC) of the United Arab Emirates rejected a life verdict
- MARCH 24, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 3 PINOYS TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 30
three Filipinos whose execution in Shenzhen, China, on February 20 and 21 was put off will be executed for drug smuggling on March 30.
MARCH 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT GIVES NIGERIAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
A court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has sentenced a Nigerian man to death for drug smuggling
- MARCH 23, 2011LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury sentenced LaMondre Tucker, 20, black, to death
MARCH 23, 2011VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUGS
Nigerian national Michael Ikenna Nduanya, 34, was sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh
- MARCH 22, 2011North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Tony Savalis Summers, 36, black, to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Tony Savalis Summers, 36, black, to death
- MARCH 21, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis James Mullis, 24, white, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Travis James Mullis, 24, white, to death
- MARCH 19, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PUNE COURT GIVES DEATH SENTENCE TO LABOURER FOR KILLING WIFE
in Pune, India, district principal and session judge PD Desai sentenced construction labourer Ramesh Mahipati Randive...
- MARCH 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Nicholas Jason Bryant
USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Nicholas Jason Bryant
- MARCH 17, 2011KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR KILLING EXPATRIATE
a Kuwaiti court sentenced a unnamed local man to death for murdering an Asian expatriate after robbing him, a newspaper said.
- MARCH 17, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
USA - Florida. A jury sentenced Lesly Jean-Philippe, 24, black, to death
- MARCH 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental
- MARCH 15, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
the Tokyo District Court handed down the death sentence to Kazuo Ino, 60, to death for stabbing a 74-year-old man to death when committing a robbery in Tokyo in November 2009.
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne’ Mareese Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Cortne Robinson, 20, black, to death
- MARCH 14, 2011IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
USA - Illinois. Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge is expected to report to prison later this week.
- MARCH 13, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
USA - Federal prisons run out of key execution drug
- MARCH 11, 2011BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: THREE TO DIE FOR KILLING SCHOOLBOY
in Bangladesh, three people were sentenced to death kidnapping and killing schoolboy Tanjirul Islam Mishelin from Dania under Shyampur police station on July 5, 2003, for ransom
- MARCH 11, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Terry Antonio Smith, 22, black
- MARCH 10, 2011Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR: TEN FACE EXECUTION FOR DEADLY ROBBERY
two women and eight men were sentenced to death by a Rangoon court for murdering three people during a bungled armed robbery on May 16, 2010.
- MARCH 10, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
USA - Alabama. A jury recommended the death penalty for Tawuan Townes, 20, black
- MARCH 9, 2011FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended 7-5 the death penalty to William Gregory, 28, white.
- MARCH 8, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR ROBBERY
Simion Oywonga Mochobo was sentenced to death in Kenya by Ogembo Principal Magistrate Lily Nafula at a Gucha court. He was sentenced for violently robbing Consolata Ntenga on December 2, 2009 at Bokimonge sub location in Kenyenya District, and Jackline Ke
- MARCH 8, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel sentenced Edward Wayne Edwards, 77, white, to death
USA - Ohio. A 3-judge panel sentenced Edward Wayne Edwards, 77, white, to death
- MARCH 6, 2011NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH SENTENCE ON POLICEMAN
in Nigeria, police cpl. Obanla Julius was sentenced to death by Abuja High Court Justice Abubakar Talba for killing Shagari Haruna on May 2, 2002, at the Federal Housing Authority junction in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
- MARCH 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
CHRISTIAN PASTOR, AWAITING DEATH SENTENCE, HELD AMONG MURDERERS AND DRUG PEDDLERS IN IRAN
Youcef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy is being held in Lakan prison in Gilan province in northern Iran, in the main part of the prison with drug dealers and murderers, Jason DeMars of www.presenettruthmn.com said.
- MARCH 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FIVE IN GUJARAT WAITING FOR THE GALLOWS
“So far there are five different people from Gujarat state who have been ordered to be hanged and their applications are pending in courts,” additional director-general of police (prisons) PC Thakur said in India. However, sources said that the exact stat
- MARCH 2, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
USA - Alabama. Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Courtney Lockhart, 26, black, to die
- MARCH 2, 2011CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time
USA - California. Sirhan Sirhan, the man serving a life sentence for the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was denied parole for a 13th time