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, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
a judge in Saudi Arabia sentenced a man to death for sexually harassing a woman. According to local Saudi news reports, a judge in the town of Arar found the man guilty of trying to blackmail the woman with intimate pictures of herself.
- OCTOBER 22, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Calvin McKelton, 33, black.
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Calvin McKelton, 33, black.
OCTOBER 22, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING 3 CAB DRIVERS
the Taiwan Banciao District Court sentenced Jiang Yun-ching, 39, to death three times
OCTOBER 21, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: SPECIAL COURT IN DARFUR SENTENCES TEN INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN, TO DEATH
Judge Shegifa Ali Eshag of the Special Court in Nyala sentenced ten people, including four alleged children, allegedly affiliated with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), to death for a carjacking in Khour Baskawit, South Darfur, on May 13, 2010.
- OCTOBER 20, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Garland Bernell Harper, 40, black, to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Garland Bernell Harper, 40, black, to death
- OCTOBER 20, 2010MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
MAURITANIA: QAEDA-LINKED MILITANTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Mauritanian court sentenced to death the head of a militant group linked to al Qaeda's North African wing.
- OCTOBER 19, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury imposed the death penalty against Edward James Rose
USA - Arizona. A jury imposed the death penalty against Edward James Rose
OCTOBER 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ETHNIC KURD SENTENCED TO DEATH ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES
a military court in Iran's northwestern Kordestan Province sentenced Abdollah Sarvari, an
OCTOBER 18, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: AL-QAEDA SUSPECT SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACKS
An al-Qaeda operative was sentenced to death by a state security court in Sana'a for his
OCTOBER 18, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN TO DIE FOR KILLING RELATIVE OVER FEES
in Nairobi, Kenya, Samuel Kamonjo and his son-in-law Benjamin Karanja were sentenced
- OCTOBER 15, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HIS FAMILY
Li Lei, 30, was sentenced to death in China by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court for murdering his wife...
- OCTOBER 15, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury returned a death sentence for Fabio Gomez, 34, black
USA - Arizona. A jury returned a death sentence for Fabio Gomez, 34, black
- OCTOBER 14, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ana Maria Cardona, 49, hispanic
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ana Maria Cardona, 49, hispanic
- OCTOBER 14, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Autauga County Circuit Judge John Bush imposed the death sentence on Justin Tyler Hosch
USA - Alabama. Autauga County Circuit Judge John Bush imposed the death sentence on Justin Tyler Hosch
- OCTOBER 12, 2010TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Jessie Dotson, 35, black, to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Jessie Dotson, 35, black, to death
- OCTOBER 11, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: CONVICTS MOVE SHC AGAINST SENTENCE
Sultan Mahmood, alias Saifullah, Mohammad Amin, alias Khalid Shaheen, and Mohammad Rehman appealed their death sentence to the Sindh High Court in Pakistan for killing noted Shia Cleric Allama Hassan Turabi and his nephew on July 14, 2006.
OCTOBER 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a young woman was sentenced to death by Judge Mohammad Soltan Hemmatyar of
- OCTOBER 8, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury has decided on the death penalty for Timothy Ronk
USA - Mississippi. A jury has decided on the death penalty for Timothy Ronk
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED IN PRIYADARSHINI MURDER, FAMILY DISMAYED
Justices H.S. Bedi and C.K. Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Santosh Kumar Singh for murdering Delhi University student Priyadarshini Mattoo.
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in India, Lohardaga district and sessions judge Gautam Kumar sentenced Alber Oraon...
- OCTOBER 6, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT GIVES DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, 2 KIDS
in India, additional sessions judge Ravinder Kaur sentenced Naveen Ahuja...
- OCTOBER 5, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
GAMBIA INTRODUCES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a new law approved in Gambia sets anyone convicted of possessing more than 250 g of cocaine
- OCTOBER 5, 2010DEATH PENALTY
FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE ‘CIVILTY’ OF THE LETHAL INJECTION, BY SERGIO D’ELIA - HANDS OFF CAIN SECRETARY
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the west of having a double standard
- OCTOBER 5, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: IT'S GALLOWS FOR DOUBLE MURDER
the Malaysian High Court sentenced former policeman Mohd Nahar Abu Bakar...
- OCTOBER 3, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Selvano Baguma, 72, was sentenced to death for fatally beating carpenter Ernest Balinda at Nyakatooke village in Bugaaki sub-county in Uganda's Kyenjojo district in 2008 because he burnt his eucalyptus trees.
- OCTOBER 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
after being tried in the 11th Chamber of the Gilan Province’s Assize Court...
after being tried in the 11th Chamber of the Gilan Province’s Assize Court...
- OCTOBER 1, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge David Gooding gave Justin McMillian the death penalty
USA - Florida. Judge David Gooding gave Justin McMillian the death penalty
- OCTOBER 1, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dava Tunis sentenced Tavares Calloway to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dava Tunis sentenced Tavares Calloway to death
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 2 GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Syed Ali Imran sentenced Tariq Mehmood to death for killing Mazhar Hussain on May 23, 2008, after he divorced the sister of Tariq’s wife.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KOLI GETS DEATH IN THIRD CASE
in India, Special CBI judge A.K. Singh sentenced domestic helper Koli to death for brutally murdering Rachna, 8, in Noida on April 10, 2006.