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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- MAY 14, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ACCUSED IN MULTIPLE CAB DRIVER MURDERS
in India, Additional Sessions Judge Balbir Singh awarded the death sentence to a man accused
- MAY 13, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA SIX SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DAYLIGHT KILLING
the Colombo High Court imposed the death penalty on six people found guilty of killing a man in broad daylight at Kolonnawa, Pakistan
- MAY 13, 2008NevadaDEATH PENALTY
Washoe District Chief Judge Connie Steinheimer uphold the March 28 death sentence for Tamir Hamilton
Washoe District Chief Judge Connie Steinheimer uphold the March 28 death sentence for Tamir Hamilton
- MAY 12, 2008MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA. THAI BUSINESSMEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
two Thai businessmen were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking
- MAY 12, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. APPEAL COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE
the Criminal Court of Appeal in Qatar acquitted a resident of charges of murder and setting
- MAY 12, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH. HUSBAND AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE IN CHANDPUR
in Chandpur, Bangladesh, a man was sentenced to death in absentia for killing his young wife
- MAY 12, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: ANOTHER PINOY GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN KUWAIT
Kuwait's Court of First Instance handed the death sentence to Filipino national Bienvenido Espino Jr for killing Jhias Gumapac, a fellow Filipino contract worker.
- MAY 12, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF SIXTH MUMBAI BLAST CONVICT SUSPENDED
the Indian Supreme Court temporarily suspended the capital punishment awarded to a convict for killing 88 people during the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai.
- MAY 12, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Orange Circuit Court Judge Lisa Munyon followed a Feb. 25 (see) jury's recommendation that Dane Abdool, 21, die by state execution.
Orange Circuit Court Judge Lisa Munyon followed a Feb. 25 (see) jury's recommendation that Dane Abdool, 21, die by state execution.
- MAY 8, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty to Frank Christopher Gonzalez
- MAY 7, 2008South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH KOREA. SOLDIER GETS DEATH PENALTY
a military court of appeal upheld for a second time the death sentence on
- MAY 7, 2008LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
LIBERIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR ARMED ROBBERS, TERRORISTS, HIJACKERS
the Liberian House of Representatives passed into law an Act making Armed
- MAY 7, 2008TexasDEATH PENALTY
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
An El Paso County jury unanimously sentenced David Renteria to death
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTERS IN C’NAWABGANJ
a court sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two daughters for dowry at Dadanchak village in Shibganj upazila, Bangladesh, in 2001.
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STRANGLING SECOND WIFE
a peasant aged about 45 was sentenced to death for strangling his second wife at Gopinathpur in sadar upazila, Bangladesh, two years ago
- MAY 7, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LALBAGH SEVEN-MURDER CASE
a special tribunal court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, sentenced two men to death, eight to life terms and one to 10 years imprisonment in the sensational seven-murder case in Lalbagh in the city 8 years ago.
- MAY 6, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BAHRAINI COMMUTED
in Saudi Arabia, the death sentence of Bahraini national Maki Ali Abbas, 46, was commuted
- MAY 5, 2008AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced Wakilii Brown, 32, to di
Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth upheld the jury recommendation, and sentenced Wakilii Brown, 32, to di
- MAY 5, 2008FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Renaldo Devon McGirth was sentenced to death
Renaldo Devon McGirth was sentenced to death
- MAY 2, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. ENVOY DENIES FINALISATION OF TURK’S DEATH SENTENCE
news reports stated that Saudi Arabian authorities approved the execution order of a Turkish
- MAY 2, 2008North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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Levon "Bo" Jones has been freed today
- MAY 2, 2008CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Judge George Genesta handed down a death sentence on James Winslow Dixon
Judge George Genesta handed down a death sentence on James Winslow Dixon
- MAY 2, 2008Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the Sierra Leone Supreme Court sentenced Tahimu Sesay...
the Sierra Leone Supreme Court sentenced Tahimu Sesay...
- MAY 1, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY IN KIDNAPPING AND KILLING CASE
an Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced to death a man and awarded life imprisonment to a co-defendant woman after finding them guilty of kidnapping a businessman for ransom and later killing him. M Sohail, 21, and Ms. Zainab, 21, were prosecuted for kidnapping
- APRIL 29, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING IN EAST CHINA
a man in east China was given a death sentence with a two-year stay for smuggling 3.8 tonnes of methaqualone pills, a potentially habit-forming drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- APRIL 28, 2008Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN MILITARY COURT SENTENCES CONVICTED COLLABORATOR WITH ISRAEL TO DEATH
the Hebron Military Court imposed the death penalty on a man convicted of collaborating with Israeli security, raising the possibility of the first such execution in seven years.
- APRIL 28, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 21 RAPES
a man was sentenced to death in eastern China for raping 21 young girls.
- APRIL 28, 2008NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
A Douglas County jury has recommended the death penalty for Roy Ellis
A Douglas County jury has recommended the death penalty for Roy Ellis
- APRIL 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CONVICT APPEALS IN ALADI ARUNA MURDER CASE
a convict sentenced to death in the Aladi Aruna Murder Case filed an appeal against his conviction before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in India.
- APRIL 24, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: 12 MEN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR MURDER IN BAGERHAT
twelve people were sentenced to death, one of them in absentia, for the murder of a shrimp gher owner out of enmity at Rampal, Bangladesh, about seven years ago.