USA 2010 - State Killings, commutations & stays

USA 2010 - State Killings, commutations & stays

December
1 - Steven Staley - Texas - stayed
7 - Billy Ray Irick - Tennessee - stayed
16 - John Duty - Oklahoma - murdered by US
John Duty: human guinea pig in Oklahoma's cruel experiment
by Clive Stafford Smith - The Guardian, published Nov. 23
Appeals court: New drug OK for executions
© Tulsa World - published Dec. 15
Oklahoma man executed with drug mix that includes sedative commonly used to euthanize animals
© The Oklahoman

US ends 2010 with 46 executions for the year, down from the 52 executions carried out in 2009.

note »
Jeffrey Matthews has been scheduled for execution on Jan. 11, Oklahoma.

2011 - scheduled executions »
please check Rick Halperin site

recent State Killings, commutations & stays

July
1 - Michael Perry - murdered by the state of Texas
13 - William Garner - murdered by the state of Ohio
20 - Derrick Jackson - murdered by the state of Texas
21 - Joseph Burns - murdered by the state of Mississippi

August
10 - Roderick Davie - murdered by the state of Ohio
12 - Michael Jeffrey Land - murdered by the state of Alabama
17 - Peter Cantu - murdered by the state of Texas

September
9 - Holly Wood - murdered by the state of Alabama
10 - Cal Brown - Washington - 1st execution since 2001
15 - Kevin Keith - Ohio - commuted
Strickland commutes death row inmate's sentence to life without parole
© The Columbus Dispatch
Governor's Statement Regarding Clemency Application of Kevin Keith
© Office of the Governor
16 - Gregory Wilson - Kentucky - stayed
23 - Teresa Lewis - murdered by the state of Virginia
The first Woman executed by the state of Virginia in nearly a century.
Virginia governor declines to stay woman's execution
© CNN - published Sep. 17
27 - Brandon Joseph Rhode - murdered by the state of Georgia
Suicidal death row inmate denied stay of execution; appeals continue
© The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
published Sept. 23
30 - Albert Brown - California - halted
Judge clears way for California's first execution since 2006
© CNN - published Sept. 24
28 - Gaile Owens - Tennessee - (female) - commuted
Governor commutes sentence of Gaile Owens
© The Tennessean - July 14
Bredesen Commutes Death Sentence
© Governor's Office

October
6 - Michael Benge - murdered by the state of Ohio
Ohio executes record eighth man this year
© The Columbus Dispatch
14 - Gayland Bradford - Texas - stayed
14 - Donald Wackerly II - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
16 - Jeffrey Matthews - Oklahoma * - stayed
The judge extended the stay until Nov. 20.
They have after 30 days to set a new date.
Judge extends execution stay for Oklahoma death row inmate
© The Oklahoman
20 - Roderick Nunley - Missouri - stayed
21 - Larry Wooten - murdered by the state of Texas
26 - Jeffrey Landrigan - murdered by the state of Arizona
Arizona must stop execution of man failed by his defence lawyer
© Amnesty International - published Oct. 22
A Proclamation of Denial of Reprieve by the Governor of Arizona
© Office of the Governor - Oct. 25
Judge blocks Arizona execution due to drug issue
© The Arizona Republic - published Oct. 25
Supreme Court mulls OK for Arizona execution after last-minute stay
© CNN - published Oct. 26
Ariz. Executes Man Using U.K.-Supplied Sedative
© CBS News

November
4 - Phillip Hallford - murdered by the state of Alabama
16 - Sidney Cornwell - Ohio - commuted
Strickland spares killer of child from execution
© The Columbus Dispatch
Governor's Statement on Clemency Application of Sidney Cornwell
© Office of the Governor
30 - Stephen West - Tennessee - stayed
State Supreme Court halts Tuesday night execution, three others
© The Tennessean
Tennessee Supreme Court Delays Execution For West
© NewsChannel5

info by Rick Halperin and i .... thanks, my friend !!!

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January - June 2010
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USA 2009
check my previous post here