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Death Row Inmate Fights For Right To Die In Oregon
March 14, 2013 Convicted murderer Gary Haugen has spent more than 30 years in prison; he's been on death row since 2007. And if he had his way, he would schedule his execution tomorrow. But the Oregon Supreme Court must decide whether Haugen can die — or if Gov. John Kitzhaber's reprieve of him should stand.
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Chinese Debate Former Tycoon's Death Sentence For Fraud
January 20, 2012 The case of Wu Ying, a young Chinese woman sentenced to death for defrauding investors of 770 million yuan ($122 million), is headed to China's Supreme Court, after Wu lost her appeal of her sentence late this week.
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After Davis' Execution: Relief, Anguish
September 22, 2011 As protesters argued that the Georgia man's guilt was in doubt, the victim's loved ones found some closure. Troy Davis was executed for the killing of a police officer in 1989.
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Justice Dept. Takes Execution Drugs From Ky., Tenn.
April 1, 2011 Kentucky and Tennessee have become the second and third states to turn over their supplies of an increasingly rare lethal-injection drug to the Justice Department.
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Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty, Clears Death Row
March 9, 2011 Illinois has banned the death penalty, joining 15 other states that have abolished capital punishment for convicted prisoners. Gov. Patrick Quinn signed the bill to end the practice and commuted the sentences of 15 inmates who had been on the state's Death Row.
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Oklahoma To Substitute Execution Drug
December 16, 2010 Oklahoma prepares to execute condemned prisoner with substitute drug