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As Parkland trial ends, defense urges jury to spare Nikolas Cruz the death penalty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A defense lawyer on Tuesday urged jurors to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school, saying he was “doomed from the womb” because his birth mother drank heavily and smoked crack cocaine…

Miami Herald

As Parkland shooting trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Nikolas Cruz

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors to vote to execute Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting.

Miami Herald

Nikolas Cruz trial: Closing arguments conclude in Parkland shooting case as jury consider death penalty

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Texas may delay trial for alleged Walmart shooter if federal prosecutors want to seek death penalty

A state district judge in El Paso said Tuesday that he’ll wait to see what federal prosecutors decide in their case before moving ahead with a state trial for the man accused of killing 23 shoppers in 2019.

The Texas Tribune

Nikolas Cruz defence asks for ‘mercy’ after prosecutor calls for death penalty over ‘calculated’ shooting

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday where they will decide whether to sentence Nikolas Cruz to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole

The Independent UK

Death penalty 'appropriate sentence' for Parkland shooter: prosecutor

Fort Lauderdale (United States) (AFP) - Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school on Valentine's Day in 2018, planned and carried out a "systematic massacre," a prosecutor arguing for the death penalty said Tuesday.

AFP

Prosecutor calls for US school shooter to get death penalty

Fort Lauderdale (United States) (AFP) - Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018, planned and carried out a "systematic massacre," a prosecutor arguing for the death penalty said Tuesday.

AFP

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‘Hunting his victims.’ As trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Parkland shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday made the case for executing Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting.

Miami Herald

Infographic: Which countries still have the death penalty?

October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Here are three graphics on capital punishment around the world.

Al Jazeera

Chaos surrounding rookie El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales fuels concerns about Walmart massacre prosecution

Mistakes and backbiting have engulfed the El Paso County district attorney’s office. Some question whether she is competent to handle one of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent Texas history.

The Texas Tribune

Indonesia mulls introduction of a ‘probationary’ death penalty

New version of criminal code says execution should be considered a ‘last resort’ but could delayed sentence be abusive?

Al Jazeera

‘The State of Texas vs. Melissa’ To Show In Taiwan’s Murder By Numbers Film Festival

The domestic premiere of ‘The State of Texas vs. Melissa’ at the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty film festival is a highlight among several selections on state violence.

The News Lens

Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man

Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his execution.

The Texas Tribune

Jury recommends death for St. Louis man who killed 4

Jurors have recommended the death penalty for a St. Louis area man who killed his girlfriend, her two children and her mother

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Daily Mirror

Woman faces death penalty for murdering pregnant mum and stealing baby from womb

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Taylor Rene Parker, 29, from Texas in the US, murdered mum-of-one Reagan Micelle Simmons-Hancock, 21, at her home in New Boston in October 2020 and now could face the death penalty

Texas Observer

Texas Bloodlust Usurps Prosecutorial Discretion

John Ramirez will be executed October 5 over the objections of Mark Gonzalez, the Nueces county district attorney.

Daily Mirror

New Zealander faces death penalty in Bali after getting caught with 'birthday present' of cocaine, MDMA and meth

A 42-year-old New Zealand national faces a lengthy time behind bars, or more severely, the death penalty for flaunting Bali's strict anti-drug law - after being caught with nearly seven grams of drugs

The Independent UK

Oklahoma denies clemency for severely mentally ill death row inmate barricaded in his cell

Benjamin Cole was sentenced to death for murdering his nine-month-old daughter

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Court orders Alabama to preserve evidence after ‘Kafkaesque’ botched midnight execution

Officials couldn’t place IV line for hours

The Hindu

Explained | What is the Supreme Court initiative on capital punishment?

Why has the issue been referred to a five-member Constitution Bench? How will comprehensive guidelines help the sentencing process? What would be the right stage at which mitigating circumstances may be brought to the trial court’s notice?

Benzinga

The Griner Effect: 10 Countries You Should Never Bring Marijuana Into When You Visit (And A Few Others That Are OK With Weed)

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Daily Mirror

Alan Miller execution abandoned with minutes to spare after dramatic last minute U-turn

Alan Eugene Miller, who was given the death penalty for killing three men, claimed a fear of needles which led to his execution being postponed until a last minute Supreme Court decision

Newslaundry

‘Reformation, not retribution, should be central idea’: Editorials on the formation of constitutional bench for death penalty

The death penalty has been one of the most contentious issues in the country. On Monday the Supreme Court constituted a five judge constitution bench to frame norms and guidelines for trial courts in awarding the death sentence.

The Conversation

Why has Kenya not abolished the death penalty? Habit and inertia

In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty – Zambia and the Central African Republic.

Reuters

Equatorial Guinea latest African country to abolish death penalty

Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal code signed by veteran President Teodoro Obiang, adding to a growing list of African countries seeking to extinguish a vestige of colonial rule.

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