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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FEBRUARY 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH OVER ANTI-GOVERNMENT RIOTS
an Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the
FEBRUARY 8, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO SUSPENDED DEATH FOR BRIBERY, FRAMING UP INFORMANT
a former local official in east China's Anhui Province was sentenced to death
FEBRUARY 7, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: CASSATION COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of Cassation in Jordan overturned the death sentence of a women convicted of killing her mother-
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Tavares Calloway receive the death penalty
USA - Florida. A jury has recommended that Tavares Calloway receive the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 5, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Clyde Jones overruled the jury’s sentencing recommendation, and sentenced Justin White to death
USA - Alabama. Judge Clyde Jones overruled the jury’s sentencing recommendation, and sentenced Justin White to death
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
FEBRUARY 3, 2010AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYALGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERS
the Algiers criminal court in Algeria sentenced Mohamed Benziane to death for assassinations
- FEBRUARY 2, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Eric Boyston the death penalty
USA - Arizona. A jury gave Eric Boyston the death penalty
FEBRUARY 1, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 3 MURDERS, OTHER CRIMES
in China, Chongqing No.5 Intermediate People's Court sentenced former police director of Nanbin Road
- JANUARY 29, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY AND MURDER
Le Van Son and Tran Thanh Sang were sentenced to death in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam...
- JANUARY 29, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge Dan Vaughn sentenced Terry Marvin Ellerbee to death
USA - Florida. Judge Dan Vaughn sentenced Terry Marvin Ellerbee to death
- JANUARY 29, 2010NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Marco E. Torres Jr. to death.
USA - Nebraska. A 3-judge panel sentenced Marco E. Torres Jr. to death.
- JANUARY 29, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death
USA - California. Judge Paul E. Zellerbach sentenced George Hernandez, Jr. to death
- JANUARY 28, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Roger Luebs sentenced Jackson Daniels, Jr. to death
USA - California. Judge Roger Luebs sentenced Jackson Daniels, Jr. to death
- JANUARY 28, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DRUG MULE'S DEATH VERDICT AFFIRMED BY SUPREME COURT
the Malaysian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Filipino Nelson Tanoja, 55, for smuggling 508.6
- JANUARY 27, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER SENTENCED TO HANG IN AFGHANISTAN
a former Australian soldier was sentenced to death in Afghanistan for shooting dead an Afghan colleague after a violent argument.
- JANUARY 27, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: CHILD KILLER GETS DEATH PENALTY
Judge Fahmy Moumir Fahmy of the Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced
- JANUARY 27, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO FOUR KILLERS ON FIVE COUNTS
in Multan, Pakistan, Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Qasim sentenced four men to death on five counts and fined them Rs 200,000 each.
JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTED
Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was executed in Iraq for crimes against humanity, a government spokesman said.
- JANUARY 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘QATIF RAPIST’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
a man dubbed the Qatif rapist was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for raping over 100 women in 2006 and blackmailing many of his victims by recording the attacks on video.
- JANUARY 20, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for James Mammone III
USA - Ohio. A jury has recommended the death penalty for James Mammone III
JANUARY 20, 2010DEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS EXECUTION OF MAN WITH CHILD'S IQ
The US Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against a convicted murderer,
- JANUARY 18, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDANIAN TO HANG FOR KILLING IRAQI WOMAN
a Jordanian court sentenced an unidentified man, 27, to death by hanging for setting fire to the house of an Iraqi woman in Amman in 2006.
- JANUARY 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Shafiq, alias Munna, was sentenced...
Mohammad Shafiq, alias Munna, was sentenced...
JANUARY 18, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: MEN ON DEATH ROW 10 YEARS AFTER BEING ARRESTED
ten years after first being arrested in connection with the murder of two Zimbabwean
- JANUARY 17, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
CHEMICAL ALI RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted and sentenced to death
JANUARY 17, 2010SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES 18 SOLDIERS TO DEATH FOR MUTINY
a Sudanese military court sentenced 18 soldiers to death charging them with insubordination and mutiny
- JANUARY 16, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 5 ACCUSED IN BIHAR
in Samastipur, India, Third Fast Track court Judge Ramesh Kumar Singh sentenced five people to death for abducting and killing a child on June 13, 2002.
- JANUARY 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
an appeal court in Iran sentenced two Kurdish political prisoners to death. Mohammad-Amin Abdollahi, 25, and Ghader Mohammadzadeh were accused of organizing unlawful groups among other charges.
- JANUARY 15, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Two witnesses who testified against Mark Brown recanted. Brown is to be executed on Feb. 4.
USA - Ohio. Two witnesses who testified against Mark Brown recanted. Brown is to be executed on Feb. 4.