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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JULY 15, 2010MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMOROCCO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
a Moroccan court sentenced Tareq H., 26, to death for murdering and robbing an
- JULY 14, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: CASE OF 17 INDIANS ON DEATH ROW IN UAE ADJOURNED TO SEPT 1
the hearing in the appeals for 17 Indians sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates for killing a Pakistani man was adjourned for the third time by a Sharjah Court of Appeals, saying that it wanted an official interpreter for the convicts.
- JULY 14, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. A jury decided that Michael Tisius be sentenced to death
USA - Missouri. A jury decided that Michael Tisius be sentenced to death
- JULY 13, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCES FOR MURDER OF KENYA HIV RESEARCHER
Simon Ndungu Wainaina and Paul Ndungu Kariuki were sentenced to death by Nairobi Chief Magistrate Gilbert Mutembei for robbing and killing Kenya's leading HIV researcher, Professor Job Bwayo, on February 4, 2007.
- JULY 10, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKING DEATH SENTENCE
Justice Kan Ting Chiu of the Singapore High Court sentenced Azman Sanwan, 38, to
- JULY 10, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht
According to the reports from Iran a minor offender identified as Mohammad was hanged in the Marvdasht
- JULY 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: VASANT KUNJ MURDERS: HELP GETS DEATH
in Delhi, India, Additional Sessions Judge S K Sarvaria sentenced domestic help Mithilesh Kumar Singh to death for killing Surjit Kaur, 60, and her grandson Karamveer, 12, in March 2007 at Vasant Kunj and robbing them.
- JULY 6, 2010Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Gaza's Central Court handed down a death sentence, following the conviction of
- JULY 6, 2010MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
MOROCCO: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING THREE WOMEN
the Tangier court of Appeals in Morocco sentenced an unidentified man to death for murdering
- JULY 2, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. A jury recommended Melecio Camacho-De Jesus be sentenced to death
USA - Nebraska. A jury recommended Melecio Camacho-De Jesus be sentenced to death
- JULY 1, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Rodrigo Paniagua Jr. to death
- JULY 1, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Steve Martin sentenced Mark Pickens to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Steve Martin sentenced Mark Pickens to death
- JUNE 30, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR MURDER
mosaic layer Ong Teik Thai, 35, was sentenced to death by Judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Mohd Yassin in Malaysia for murdering claypot chicken rice seller Choi Yu Ki, 20, with a parang at a coffee shop at Pekan Teluk Kumbar on April 6, 2006.
- JUNE 30, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A Duval County jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin McMillian
USA - Florida. A Duval County jury has recommended the death penalty for Justin McMillian
JUNE 30, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JAIL ABUSE CASE
An Iranian military court sentenced two men to death in connection with the killings of three anti-government protesters, the state news agency said.
JUNE 29, 2010YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a Yemeni court sentenced five Yemeni nationals, a Kenyan, a Somalian and a Tanzanian
- JUNE 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR EXORCISM DEATH
Davender Singh, 49, was sentenced to death by judge Datuk Ghazali Cha in Malaysia for murdering toddler Nur Farah Adila Ridzuan as part of an exorcism ritual.
- JUNE 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death
USA - California. A jury sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death
- JUNE 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR COOK FOR KILLING PROSTITUTE
a 36-year-old Indian cook, AB, was sentenced to death by the Dubai Criminal Court in the United Arab Emirates. AB agreed with prostitute SY to have sex twice for Dh200, but after the first time she refused.
- JUNE 25, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MALAYSIA
Malaysia's High Court sentenced a Zambian national to death by hanging after he was found guilty of attempting to bring almost 160 grams of drugs into the country in 2006.
- JUNE 25, 2010New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Jersey. Judge James Mulvihill sentenced Steven Fortin, who was once on New Jersey's death row, to life in prison without parole
USA - New Jersey. Judge James Mulvihill sentenced Steven Fortin, who was once on New Jersey's death row, to life in prison without parole
- JUNE 24, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood
JUNE 24, 2010DEATH PENALTYUSA: THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED THE DEATH SENTENCE OF BILLY JOE MAGWOOD
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Billy Joe Magwood, ruling that Magwood can argue that Alabama retroactively changed its laws to make his crime qualify for the death penalty.
- JUNE 23, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTED OF CAPITAL OFFENCE
in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge Mahrukh...
- JUNE 23, 2010EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES MILITANT LEADER TO DEATH
top Egyptian Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya leader Abdel Hamid Musa Abu Aqrab was sentenced
- JUNE 23, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Elinore Stormer sentenced Ashford Thompson to death
USA - Ohio. Judge Elinore Stormer sentenced Ashford Thompson to death
- JUNE 21, 2010TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Howard Hawk Willis to death
USA - Tennessee. A jury sentenced Howard Hawk Willis to death
- JUNE 21, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. George Junior Porter, a former death row inmate, entered an Alford plea today to 2nd-degree murder
USA - Idaho. George Junior Porter, a former death row inmate, entered an Alford plea today to 2nd-degree murder
- JUNE 19, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Curtis Giovanni Flowers to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Curtis Giovanni Flowers to death
- JUNE 18, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Donald Andrew Bess to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Donald Andrew Bess to death