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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- NOVEMBER 25, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN: JURY HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE TO TEENAGER
Japanese jurors sentenced a teenager to hang for a double murder, the first death penalty
- NOVEMBER 24, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: COURT HANDS DOWN DEATH PENALTY TO 18 PEOPLE
in Bangladesh, Additional district and sessions judge Abdur Rahim Mridha sentenced
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: DEATH SENTENCE PASSED IN MURDER CASE
the Maldives Criminal Court sentenced Mohamed Nabeel, 21, to death for murdering
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010ThailandDEATH PENALTY
THAILAND: POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING SOLDIER
the Thai Criminal Court sentenced police sergeant Prasart Jantima...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
USA - Alabama. A jury sentenced Ryan Gerald Russell, 38, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
USA - North Carolina. Judge Stuart Albright has sentenced Timothy Hartford, 40, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 17, 2010South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
USA - South Carolina. A jury sentenced Steven Louis Barnes, 31, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 15, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND GRANTED CLEMENCY TO SIDNEY CORNWELL
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted clemency to Sidney Cornwell a day before scheduled
- NOVEMBER 14, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
in Jordan, the Police Court sentenced Captain Ali Sardi to death for murdering a colleague.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
ETHIOPIAN COURT SENTENCES ONE TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the Ethopian Federal Supreme Court sentenced Melaku Tefera to death for plotting to dismantle the constitution and the constitutional order.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COURT ACQUITS THREE IN 20-YEAR-OLD MURDER CASE
Taiwan's High Court acquitted three men who had been sentenced to death for the murder of a couple 20 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Thomas DeSantos sentenced Pedro Cortez Valles, 37, hispanic, to death
USA - California. Judge Thomas DeSantos sentenced Pedro Cortez Valles, 37, hispanic, to death
- NOVEMBER 9, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Malcolm Street sentenced Jesse Scheuing, 24, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
USA - Connecticut. A jury sentenced Steven J. Hayes, 47, white, to death
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
USA - North Carolina. A jury sentenced Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, white, twice to death
- NOVEMBER 7, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BLASPHEMY
a Pakistani court sentenced Asia Bibi, 37, a farm laborer from Ittanwali, Punjab
- NOVEMBER 6, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR
Lebanese man Gerges Elias Farah was sentenced to death by Permanent Military...
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
USA - Virginia. A jury imposed two death sentences on Alfredo R. Prieto, 44, hispanic
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Gary Green, 39, to death
- NOVEMBER 5, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
USA - Arizona. Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard sentenced Glenn Wade Jennings, 57, black, to death
- NOVEMBER 3, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA: SON GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR HACKING MOTHER TO DEATH
Justice Lamin A.M.S Jobarteh of the Banjul high court in the Gambia sentenced Buba
NOVEMBER 3, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES ONE TO DEATH
the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia's [TFG] Court martial sentenced a
- NOVEMBER 2, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Michael Sage sentenced Calvin McKelton to death
- OCTOBER 31, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, First Additional Session Judge of the Hyderabad Districts and Session Court sentenced Jalaluddin and Moinuddin to death for killing Afzal and Musarrat on February 8, 1998, in Latifabad, Hyderabad.
- OCTOBER 29, 2010KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Judge Pamela Goodwine sentenced Carlos Ordway, 29, black, to death
USA - Kentucky. Judge Pamela Goodwine sentenced Carlos Ordway, 29, black, to death
- OCTOBER 29, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, white.
USA - Florida. A jury recommended 10-2 the death penalty for Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., 36, white.
- OCTOBER 27, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN MAN GETS REDUCED SENTENCE FOR KILLING RAPED NIECE
a Jordanian man, Jamil, 41, was sentenced to death for killing his 16-year-old niece Abir...
OCTOBER 26, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iraq's high tribunal passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, once the international face of dictator Saddam Hussein's regime, over the persecution of Islamic parties, the court said.
- OCTOBER 25, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge L. Ralph Smith sentenced Miguel Oyola, 40, white, to death
USA - Florida. Judge L. Ralph Smith sentenced Miguel Oyola, 40, white, to death
- OCTOBER 24, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE COURT SENTENCES KALMA RESIDENT TO DEATH BY HANGING IN DARFUR
a court in Nyala, Sudan, sentenced Kalma camp (in South Darfur) resident Hussein Hassan Abdel Kareem to death by hanging for an alleged attempt to kill a supporter of the Doha peace process, Sudan Tribune reported.