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- JANUARY 24, 2002DEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court ordered the re-sentencing of...
The state Supreme Court ordered the re-sentencing of the oldest person on Florida's death row, saying his trial judge erroneously thought he didn't want any mitigating evidence presented
- JANUARY 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ronald Keith Spivey, 62, was pronounced dead at 7:34 p
Ronald Keith Spivey, 62, was pronounced dead at 7:34 p
- JANUARY 24, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
A sentence of amputation of the right hand was executed...
A sentence of amputation of the right hand was executed on Anthony James Ladou Wani, a 46 year old Christian belonging to the KaKwa tribe from Southern Sudan
- JANUARY 24, 2002DEATH PENALTY
NIGERIAN ‘ADULTERESS’ FREED
January 24, 2002: an Islamic court in northern Nigeria acquitted Hafsatu Abubakar from alleged adultery, a charge that carries death by stoning.
- JANUARY 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A jury sentenced Robert Gene Will II, 23, to death...
A jury sentenced Robert Gene Will II, 23, to death for killing sheriff's deputy Barrett Hill, 38, on Dec
- JANUARY 23, 2002JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on...
Japan and South Korea reached a basic agreement on a draft of an extradition treaty, Japanese and South Korean officials said
- JANUARY 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A Sokoto [northern Nigeria] Upper Shari'ah Court ordered...
A Sokoto [northern Nigeria] Upper Shari'ah Court ordered the amputation of the right hand of a middle-aged man, Bello Garba for stealing a donkey valued at 2,500 naira [21dollars]
- JANUARY 23, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
A sharia court in Nigeria acquitted an 18-year-old...
A sharia court in Nigeria acquitted an 18-year-old mother of adultery in a ruling that could save other Muslims from being stoned to death on similar charges, her lawyer said
- JANUARY 23, 2002ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed into law...
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe signed into law a draconian Bill allowing him to use extreme measures to silence opponents ahead of a crunch presidential ballot in March
- JANUARY 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
Amos King, who was scheduled for execution on January...
Amos King, who was scheduled for execution on January 24, was granted a stay of execution by the U
- JANUARY 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
A new law in North Carolina allows prosecutors to seek...
A new law in North Carolina allows prosecutors to seek a first-degree murder conviction with a sentence of life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty
- JANUARY 23, 2002DEATH PENALTY
In Richmond, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee...
In Richmond, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee committee killed legislation that would have allowed Virginians to register their opposition to the death penalty with a registry maintained by the Virginia Supreme Court