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Sizing up wrongful execution risk
In the last of its four public hearings, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment explored yesterday the risk of innocent people being executed - calling upon of one its members to tell the story of his own wrongful conviction.
Former Maryland death...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Punishment, Jimmy Carter, Murder
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Letter from Andrew Allred
Following is text of a letter written to the Orlando Sentinel by convicted killer Andrew Allred: Orlando Sentinel, Over the last few months there have been a lot of articles and opinion pieces on the death panalty. I think you even did a "Friday Forum"...Tags: Punishment, Murder, Lawyers, Assault
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Ex-Liberty athlete may face death penalty again
Prosecutors might determine later this month whether they will pursue the death penalty in a second homicide case against former Liberty High School basketball player Ali E. Davis, who is already facing capital charges in a 2007 triple slaying in Easton's...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Gang Activity, Murder, Lawyers
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Judge tells killer to let justice take its course
Sentinel Staff WriterA judge on Thursday talked murderer Andrew Allred out of firing his attorney. Allred, 22, of Oviedo cyberstalked his estranged girlfriend, then got a gun and on Sept. 24, 2007, went after her. He forced his way into an Oviedo house and shot and killed...Tags: Punishment, Murder, Lawyers, Trials, Mental Illness
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UConn Student Fed Homeless, Helped Fight Death Penalty
Courant Staff WriterLast year, a UConn Law School student gathered donations to send pizzas to homeless shelters in the state. It was a statement against the death penalty, after Tennessee officials denied a death row inmate's request to replace his last meal with a pizza...Tags: Punishment, Colleges and Universities, Middletown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), University of Connecticut
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Remembering Phil Fahy after 40 years
Today it is 40 years since my partner, Phil Fahy, was murdered when we were involved in a high-speed chase. In those 40 years, I have never forgotten that day. Many police officers and innocent citizens have been murdered in those years -- police...Tags: Puerto Rico, Punishment, Lehigh County, Medical Specialization, Law Enforcement
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No fatal mistakes
As a lawyer and former U.S. attorney, I have both prosecuted and defended death penalty cases. As a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as a U.S. senator, I have studied and dealt with this issue for more than 40 years. While I have never been...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Lawyers, Prisons, Defendants
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Voices against death penalty
Sun reporterA group of relatives of murder victims called on state lawmakers yesterday to repeal the death penalty, complaining that the long appeals process that accompanies capital murder prosecutions drags families through painful delays without delivering the...Tags: Christianity, Executive Branch, Punishment, Laws, Prisons
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Carnation Woman Accused Of Killing 6 Family Members Gets New Lawyers
The Carnation woman accused of killing six members of her family now has new lawyers.
The court appointed two new attorneys, Lisa Mulligan and Stephen Illa, to defend Michele Anderson.
A judge allowed Anderson's last two public defenders to step down....Tags: Punishment, Murder, Lawyers
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'The death penalty is what my son got'
Of The Morning CallThe father of slain Kutztown University sophomore Kyle Quinn told a Berks County judge Monday that he hoped he could sentence Timothy Gearhart of Allentown to death for killing his son, but understood that he could not. ''I know you can't give him the...Tags: Punishment, Penn State University, Colleges and Universities, Murder, History
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The mud hits Chicago: The murder rate in the city is up 18 percent over last year. Republicans and attack ads are trying to put the blame on Barack Obama. We examine the record.
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Few presidential candidates in modern times have been identified with a large urban area like Barack Obama is with Chicago. And sometimes, that can present a problem. This election season, for instance, the residents of Obama's...Tags: Punishment, Gang Activity, Laws, Political Candidates, John McCain
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Los Angeles jury votes for death penalty for gang leader
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA Los Angeles jury today voted for the death penalty for a notorious street gang leader who was convicted of three murders and the attempted murder of two police officers, among other crimes. Timothy Joseph McGhee was convicted in October 2007 of the...Tags: Punishment, Gang Activity, Law Enforcement, Murder, Atwater Village
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