by Kathleen Lucas | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
By: David E. Frank January 7, 2014 The Boston Bar Association announced today that, for the first time in its 250-year history, the organization is taking a stand against the death penalty in federal cases. The announcement comes after a panel chaired by...
by Kathleen Lucas | Dec 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Taken From Courthouse News: (CN) – Vacating the death sentence imposed against a convicted murderer, the Pennsylvania high court called it “shocking” that jurors were told that killing an unborn child is a capital offense. Harold Murray IV was...
by Kathleen Lucas | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Philadelphia County has sent more inmates to death row than any other county in Pennsylvania. However, a study of criminal cases overturned in the state because of prosecutorial misconduct found over 60% of the cases came from Philadelphia. Radley Balko, writing in...
by Kathleen Lucas | Aug 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
District Attorney Seth Williams says he’s “upset and disgusted†at the Judge Anita Brody’s ruling in Jimmy Dennis’s case.  He should be. His solution is to “appeal it to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals or just retry the case.†But he needs to go...
by Kathleen Lucas | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
John Hanger, one of the Democratic candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania, announced his opposition to the death penalty at an event in Pittsburgh Thursday morning. Members of the Pittsburgh chapter of PADP were there to welcome the news. Mr. Hanger’s remarks...
by Kathleen Lucas | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Make that several problems.There’s a first degree murder trial happening right now. The accused could be sentenced to death if he is found guilty. For a capital trial (one where the prosecution has chosen to seek the death penalty), the prospective jurors must be...
