Recent court ruling in James Dennis case shows why Pa. should abolish death penalty: PennLive letters
September 11, 2016, On Aug. 24, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of James A. Dennis. Dennis was convicted and sentenced to death over two decades ago for killing a high school student in Philadelphia. But there was more to the story…
Group: Court Ruling Proof of Death-Penalty Reform Need
August 26, 2016, A recent court ruling that a man on death row was denied a fair trial is yet another sign that the state’s death penalty should be abolished, according to Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (PADP)…
Letters: Ruling points to flaws in death penalty
August 26, 2016 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit showed us that the death penalty is a flawed system (“New trial ordered in 1991 slaying,” Wednesday)…
More evidence for Pa. to abolish death penalty | Letter
August 25, 2016 Justice has finally come for James “Jimmy” Dennis. Twenty-four years ago, Dennis was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of 17-year-old Chedell Williams. But the jury wasn’t presented with all the facts of the case…
Delaware Supreme Court Rules State’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional
August 2, 2016, Delaware’s rules for imposing the death penalty are unconstitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, a decision that could mean an effective end to capital punishment in Delaware…
The Sordid Ways Death-Penalty States Obtain Execution Drugs
August 2, 2016 One afternoon, Donnie Calhoun, owner of Calhoun Compounding Pharmacy in Anniston, Alabama—”Compounding for Life’s Problems”—came back from a meeting to find a strange request from the Alabama Department of Corrections. The girl who’d answered the phone...