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 18, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA 'SORCERY' DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD
Amnesty International has called on the King of Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a Lebanese
- MARCH 18, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that Randall Deviney, 20, white, be executed
USA - Florida. A jury recommended that Randall Deviney, 20, white, be executed
- MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH PENALTY IN IRAN
a man was sentenced to death six times, 24 months' imprisonment and 74 lashes for killing six women from 2006 to 2009 in the Iranian city of Qazvin, court spokesperson Mazahir Mehralian told Iranian news agency FARS.
MARCH 17, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER ASHURA DAY PROTESTER RECEIVES THE DEATH SENTENCE
Abdolreza Ghanbari, accused of heretics (moharebeh) in Iran for participation in Ashura Day
- MARCH 17, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
USA - Florida. U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scrive overturned the death sentence of for James Guzman.
- MARCH 17, 2010LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
USA - Louisiana. A jury recommended that Dacarius Holliday, 32, black, should be put to death
- MARCH 17, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
USA - Ohio. A jury recommended the death sentence for Anthony Kirkland
- MARCH 16, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO EXECUTES INMATE WHO KILLED NEIGHBOR IN 1994
A death row inmate who tried to kill himself last week by overdosing on pills as
- MARCH 16, 2010MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
USA - Mississippi. A jury sentenced Erik Wayne Hollie to death
- MARCH 16, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
USA - Oregon. Judge Steven L. Price sentenced Ricardo Serrano to death three times
- MARCH 12, 2010IdahoDEATH PENALTY
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
USA - Idaho. A jury has imposed the death penalty for Darrell Edward Payne
- MARCH 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR KILLING GIRL
in Salem, India, the First Additional District Sessions court sentenced Palaniyammal...
- MARCH 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
USA - Alabama. Judge David Kimberley sentenced Timothy Scott Boyle to death
- MARCH 11, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Rasheem Dubose
MARCH 11, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT JUSTICE MINISTER ON ABOLITION DEATH PENALTY
Legal amendments were necessary to cut the number of executions, but Justice Minister
- MARCH 11, 2010OregonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
USA - Oregon. A jury has recommended the death penalty for Ricardo Serrano.
- MARCH 10, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER THREATENS TO RESIGN RATHER THAN APPROVE EXECUTIONS
Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said she’d rather resign than have one prisoner
- MARCH 10, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death
USA - Texas. A Travis County jury sentenced Milton Dwayne Gobert to death
- MARCH 10, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge J. Michael Hunter sentenced Gary Michael Glisson, and Eric Rodriguez to life without parole.
USA - Florida. Judge J. Michael Hunter sentenced Gary Michael Glisson, and Eric Rodriguez to life without parole.
- MARCH 9, 2010IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
USA - Illinois. A DuPage County jury sentenced Edward Tenney to death.
MARCH 9, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG DEALING
A Nigerian man received the death penalty in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China,
- MARCH 9, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
USA - California. A jury recommended the death penalty for serial killer Rodney James Alcala
- MARCH 8, 2010DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): HOURS BEFORE EXECUTION INMATE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL
Just hours before Ohio death row prisoner Lawrence Reynolds was to begin preparations for
- MARCH 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: 198 CONVICTED FOR UNREST IN XINJIANG
China has so far convicted 198 people for involvement in deadly ethnic violence last July in
- MARCH 6, 2010OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
USA - Oklahoma. A jury resentenced Roderick Lynn Smith twice to death
- MARCH 5, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MEN AWARDED DEATH SENTENCES IN SEPARATE MURDER CASES
in Pakpattan, Pakistan, Additional District and Sessions Judge sentenced Gul Hassan and Khalid to death and fined them Rs 1,00,000 each for fatally shooting a man during an attempted robbery near Chak no 36.
- MARCH 5, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
USA - Ohio. Joe D'Ambrosio, once on death row, now free
- MARCH 5, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Daniel Lopez to death
- MARCH 4, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
USA - Florida. Judge William A. Wilkes sentenced David Martin to death
MARCH 3, 2010Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDR CONGO: 'REBEL LEADER' GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE
a military court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, sentenced Firmin Yangambi, 41,