by Kathleen Lucas | Jul 29, 2014 | Jessica Kirshner
This past Wednesday the state of Arizona carried out a botched execution on Joseph Wood, a man convicted of double murder in 1989. Wood was sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing both his ex-girlfriend and her father. The state of Arizona killed him...
by Kathleen Lucas | May 13, 2014 | Kathleen Lucas
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a stay for Robert James Campbell who was scheduled to be executed today by the state of Texas. The court’s full decision can be found...
by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
cross-posted from The Slate Online By CASSANDRA CLARHAUT | Asst. Opinion Editor It is 2000. The year of Y2K, Backstreet’s Back, and Nintendo’s Game Cube. According to The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) for six years, William Nieves has been on death row,...
by Kathleen Lucas | Feb 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
What prompts county to seek death penalty? February 22, 2014 11:24 PM By Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On March 11, 2013, David Mazzocco shot three people in a bar in North Fayette, killing one and injuring two. The Allegheny County district...
