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The Delaware State Attorney General objected to the death penalty, but the judges sentenced Pennell to death anyway. His execution was scheduled for March 14, 1992. Two people appealed against Pennell's execution, but both were unanimously dismissed by the court. His wife, Vera Catherine Pennell, appealed the Supreme Court's decision.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
40 Robert Allen Walls White 34 M June 30, 1999 St. Louis: Fred Harmon 41 David R. Leisure White 49 M September 1, 1999 St. Louis City: James A. Michaels Sr. 42 James Henry Hampton White 62 M March 22, 2000 Callaway: Frances Keaton 43 Bert Leroy Hunter: White 53 M June 28, 2000 Cole: Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges 44 Gary Lee Roll White 48 M
An Illinois police detective was shot and killed by a violent career criminal on Friday — marking the first on-duty death the quiet village of Oak Park has recorded in 86 years.
Neither Brooks nor Loudres would say who fired the shot and therefore the state sought the death penalty for both men. Brooks received the death sentence on April 25, 1978. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Loudres also received the death penalty, but his conviction was overturned on appeal, and he entered a plea bargain in exchange for a 40-year sentence.
A Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness, and who tried to call Jesus Christ and John F. Kennedy as trial witnesses, is not competent to be executed, a federal judge ruled.
40 27 [9] 8 December 4, 2001 Lois Nadean Smith: 61 41 [10] 9 May 10, 2002 Lynda Lyon Block: 54 45 Alabama: Electrocution [11] 10 October 9, 2002 Aileen Carol Wuornos: 46 33–34 Florida Lethal injection [12] 11 September 14, 2005 Frances Elaine Newton: Black 40 21 Texas [13] 12 September 23, 2010 Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis: White 41 33 Virginia ...
1930 – 10 executions # Executed person Race Age Sex Date of execution Crime(s) Governor 57: Bishop Adams: Black: 41: M: 13-Mar-1930: Robbery and Murder