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Damm eligible for death penalty in teen's death
A jury has found a man convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a Waterloo teen is eligible for the death penalty. David Damm was convicted last week of hiring an acquaintance to kill 13-year-old Donnisha Hill of Waterloo. Prosecutors say Damm was trying...Tags: Assault, Sexual Assault, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Rights group condemns Saudi execution rate, beheadings of numerous foreigners
Associated Press WriterCAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Saudi Arabia beheaded two men Tuesday, the latest state-sanctioned killings in a country where use of the death penalty has risen sharply in recent years and a disproportionate number of those executed are foreigners, a rights group...Tags: Employees, Defendants, Prosecution, Laws, Punishment
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Philly horns in on our turf – again
Bad enough that Philly has been trying to claim Edgar Allan Poe. Now The City of Brotherly Love seems to be making a play for The Wire. David Simon, producer of the celebrated HBO series, appears at Princeton University Thursday to discuss "Policy and...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Punishment, Timothy V Johnson, Demographics, Censorship
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'The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime' by James L. Merriner
Chicago Tribune reporterAt the outset of "The Man Who Emptied Death Row," his biography of George Ryan, James L. Merriner astutely identifies the challenge faced by a writer trying to chronicle the life and political career of the now-imprisoned former governor: reconciling "a...Tags: George Ryan, Punishment, Corporate Crime, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Amnesty stages mock hanging in Brussels to protest worldwide use of death penalty
Associated Press WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Anti-death penalty activists staged a mock hanging outside the Japanese embassy Friday to mark the European day against the death penalty, calling on nations around the world to stop executions. Three actors with ropes around...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights, European Union, Punishment, United Nations
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Man accused in shooting asks for death penalty
A man hospitalized in Eau Claire told investigators he killed two people and deserved the death penalty, according to the criminal complaint. James Lahoud, 41, was charged Wednesday with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree...Tags: Injuries, Assault, Punishment, Murder
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Millionaire ex-inmate dies in scooter crash
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor a man who spent 19 years locked up for a murder he says he didn't commit, DeWayne McKinney emerged from prison a man at peace. He wasn't angry or bitter. On weekends, he spoke at churches about the faith that carried him through those lost years. He...Tags: Law Enforcement, Punishment, Transportation Accidents, Personal Data Collection, Murder
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Lawyers enter not-guilty pleas for sex-offender uncle accused of killing Vermont girl
Associated Press WriterBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ Defense lawyers entered not-guilty pleas Wednesday for the uncle of a slain Vermont girl and told the judge their strategy depends on whether prosecutors choose to seek the death penalty. Michael Jacques, 42, chose to skip the...Tags: St. Albans, Prosecution, Sexual Assault, Punishment, Trials
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Letters to the editor
What happened in Vegas Re "Simpson guilty on all counts," Oct. 4 Kudos to the Nevada judicial system. The entire O.J. Simpson trial took about three weeks to complete. The jury deliberated only one day. The judge was a no-nonsense jurist who kept the...Tags: Punishment, Executive Branch, Eagle Rock, O.J. Simpson, Weather Reports
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Don't let emotion cloud tragic flaws with death penalty
Tribune Media ServicesThe first time, Troy Davis came within 24 hours of death. The second time, he came within two. Last year, it was a Georgia clemency board that stepped in to block his execution. Last month, it was the Supreme Court. Davis, the 39-year-old convicted...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Punishment, University of Virginia
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Death penalty isn't fair or just
On Sept. 22, I attended my first hearing of Maryland's capital punishment commission ("Death penalty on trial," Sept. 23). After hearing testimony from experts and from the public, I am convinced that the death penalty should be abolished. From what I...Tags: Punishment
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Spying may have started earlier than police said
A Maryland State Police agent may have used an undercover alias to infiltrate a leftist Mount Vernon cooperative in January 2005 - two months before police say their secret monitoring of death-penalty activists began - according to documents released...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Law Enforcement, Ralph Nader, Punishment, Executive Branch
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