2004 DEATH PENALTY ARTICLES SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORD Ofc of the State Courts Administrator 20040217 Court Services Supreme Court of Florida: Capital Case Dispositions Initial Appeals for the Period 1998 thru 2003 Appeals FL American Lawyer 20040100 Frankel, Alison Death-Defying Acts; many firms cite their capital case pro bono work. Arbitrariness CNN.com 20040127 Unknown Mobster ‘Rifleman’ to be sentenced Tuesday Arbitrariness Boston Herald 20040129 Leahy, William H. Justice isn’t served by executions Arbitrariness San Mateo Daily Journal 20040206 Kravets, David Death penalty varies by geography in California Arbitrariness CA Sacramento Bee 20040208 Cooper, Claire Can 2 be sentenced for the same crime? – The state high court reviews prosecutors’ incompatible cases Arbitrariness CA NYTIMES 20040213 Glaberson, William Unlikely Symbol in Death Penalty Debate Arbitrariness NY Kansas City Star 20040319 Lambe, Joe Serial Killer pleads guilty, avoids death penalty Arbitrariness MO State Journal-Register 20040322 Antonacci, Sarah The cost of execution – Capital Litigation Trust Fund helps defendants, but at a steep price for taxpayers Arbitrariness IL LATIMES 20040324 Cohen, Andrew Commentary: In the Courtroom of the Absurd Arbitrariness McVeigh & Nichols News Ledger 20040327 Unknown Families agree with decision to spare Cullen – Getting information from alleged killer outweighs revenge Arbitrariness NJ LATIMES 20040331 Weinstein, Henry Texas Study Challenges ‘Violent Behavior’ Predictions Arbitrariness TX ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Lawyers: money matters in death penalty defense Arbitrariness PA ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Psychiatrist testimony made the difference in two cases of mothers who killed children Arbitrariness TX Star-Ledger (NJ) 20040408 Schwanberg, Robert Marshall to receive new death penalty trial Arbitrariness NJ
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2004 DEATH PENALTY ARTICLES
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDOfc of the State CourtsAdministrator
20040217 Court Services Supreme Court of Florida: CapitalCase Dispositions Initial Appealsfor the Period 1998 thru 2003
Appeals FL
American Lawyer 20040100 Frankel, Alison Death-Defying Acts; many firmscite their capital case pro bonowork.
Arbitrariness
CNN.com 20040127 Unknown Mobster ‘Rifleman’ to besentenced Tuesday
Arbitrariness
Boston Herald 20040129 Leahy, William H. Justice isn’t served by executions ArbitrarinessSan Mateo Daily Journal 20040206 Kravets, David Death penalty varies by
geography in CaliforniaArbitrariness CA
Sacramento Bee 20040208 Cooper, Claire Can 2 be sentenced for the samecrime? – The state high courtreviews prosecutors’ incompatiblecases
Arbitrariness CA
NYTIMES 20040213 Glaberson,William
Unlikely Symbol in Death PenaltyDebate
Arbitrariness NY
Kansas City Star 20040319 Lambe, Joe Serial Killer pleads guilty, avoidsdeath penalty
Arbitrariness MO
State Journal-Register 20040322 Antonacci, Sarah The cost of execution – CapitalLitigation Trust Fund helpsdefendants, but at a steep pricefor taxpayers
Arbitrariness IL
LATIMES 20040324 Cohen, Andrew Commentary: In the Courtroomof the Absurd
Arbitrariness McVeigh &Nichols
News Ledger 20040327 Unknown Families agree with decision tospare Cullen – Gettinginformation from alleged killeroutweighs revenge
Arbitrariness NJ
LATIMES 20040331 Weinstein, Henry Texas Study Challenges ‘ViolentBehavior’ Predictions
Arbitrariness TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Lawyers: money matters in deathpenalty defense
Arbitrariness PA
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Psychiatrist testimony made thedifference in two cases ofmothers who killed children
Arbitrariness TX
Star-Ledger (NJ) 20040408 Schwanberg,Robert
Marshall to receive new deathpenalty trial
Arbitrariness NJ
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDRobert penalty trial
Clarion Ledger 20040418 Gates, Jimmie Death penalty rarely sought inHinds – Expense, time, need forstrong evidence vital, districtattorney says
Arbitrariness MS
Express-Times 20040419 Carlson, Joe Deadly Decisions: Pa. Killing N.J.– More Murderers go to deathrow in Keystone State thanGarden State, Texas
Arbitrariness PA
The Star-Ledger 20040424 Coscarelli, Kateand Hepp, Rick
Nurse ready to strike deal inkillings – Cullen expected toplead guilty to murder, avoiddeath penalty
Arbitrariness NJ Cullen
San Francisco Chronicle 20040425 Mullen, Kevin Dealing with cop killers in S.F. –history shows only handful havebeen executed after trial
Arbitrariness CA
The Forum (Fargo, ND) 20040425 Zent, Jeff Death penalty advocate Ashcroftcould decide Rodriguez’s fate
Arbitrariness ND
NYTIMES 20040427 Kocieniewski,David
Plea Deal Near for Nurse in 30Deaths – Will Help Oversight andAvoid Execution
Arbitrariness NJ
NYTIMES 20040430 Kocieniewski,David
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty toKilling Hospital Patients
Arbitrariness NJ Cullen
Philadelphia Inquirer 20040525 Soteropoulos,Jacqueline
20040608 Kobil Perry’s Duty: Show Mercy to JoeLee Guy
Arbitrariness TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040611 Baskerville, Bill Virginia Death-Row Woman SaysSentence Unfair
Arbitrariness VA
NYTIMES 20040612 AP Hung Jury Spares Nichols A 2nd
Time From DeathArbitrariness OK
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040613 Nichols’ Lawyer: US Torn byExecution
Arbitrariness OK
Dallas Morning News 20040613 Unknown Several Jurors Opposed Executionof Nichols – 4 or 5 Would NotAgree to Sentence Him to Death
Arbitrariness OK
New York Times 20040614 Unknown Appealing in Death SentenceBased on Future Danger
Arbitrariness TX
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDReuters 20040614 Unknown No Title?: Anti-Death Activists
Buoyed by Nichols VerdictArbitrariness
NYTIMES 20040614 Davey, Monica After Second Nichols Trial,Frustration on Both Sides
Arbitrariness OK
Chicago Tribune 20040623 Witt, Howard Death Row Inmate WinsSympathy – Even Officials inTexas Say Justice Was NotServed
Arbitrariness TX
American Prospect 20040624 Rosenbloom,Joseph
The Unique Brutality of Texas:Why the Lone Star State Leadsthe Nation in Executions
Arbitrariness TX
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Arbitrariness AZ Ring
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040628 Attorney: Dismissal of ChargesRaises Doubts About Death RowInmate
Arbitrariness OH John Spirko
Mansfield News Journal 20040629 Dismissal Casts Doubt on DeathRow Case
Arbitrariness OH John Spirko
Mansfield News Journal 20040708 Editorial Arbitrariness NC John SpirkoWATE.com 20040712 AP State Study Suggests Uniform
Rules for Death Penalty CasesArbitrariness
NY Daily News 20040718 Krajicek, David Life on Death Row Arbitrariness FLWitchita Eagle 20040720 Editorial Justice Arbitrariness KS GarciaLubbock Online 20040721 Unknown Federal Judge Hears Arguments
on Reviewing Killer’s CompetencyArbitrariness TX
Dallas Morning News 20040724 Pusey, Allen Taking the Fifth to Task Arbitrariness TXAustin Chronicle 20040820 Unknown No Mercy – The Case of James
Allridge Raises Familiar QuestionsAbout the Texas Justice System
Arbitrariness TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040823 Unknown One-Time Death Row InmateReceives Parole Date
Arbitrariness ID
CNN.com 20040823 Unknown Office Shooter Avoids DeathPenalty with Guilty Plea
Arbitrariness OH
NW Indiana News 20040824 Robinson,Ruthann
Shotgun Killer Escapes DeathPenalty
Arbitrariness IN
Chicago Tribune 20040825 Coen, Jeff Killer Spared Death Penalty –Judge Orders Life Term in 3Slayings
Arbitrariness IL
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDAlbany (OR) Democrat-Herald
20040829 Editorial Time to Rethink the DeathPenalty
Arbitrariness
Asbury Park (NJ) Press 20040907 Unknown 47 NJ Death SentencesOverturned
Arbitrariness NJ
NY Daily News 20040926 Shipp, ER A Bad Show, Even for Albany Arbitrariness NYThe Oregonian 20040926 Unknown Killers’ Deals to Avoid Death
Penalty Put Oregon’s System onTrial
Arbitrariness OR
The Oregonian 20040926 Unknown Killers’ Deals to Avoid DeathPenalty Put Oregon’s System onTrial
Arbitrariness OR
Roanoke (VA) Times 20040928 Hammach,Laurence
Man Pleads No Contest to 4Murders
Arbitrariness VA
LATIMES 20040929 Schmitt, RichardB.
Ashcroft is Undeterred in Push forCapital Cases
Arbitrariness
San Francisco BayGuardian News
20040930 Thompson, AC Dead Man Talking – Did anAlameda County Judge andProsecutor Conspire to Rig aDeath Penalty Case?
Arbitrariness CA
CBS News 20040930 Unknown Professor With a Past ArbitrarinessBirmingham News 20041001 Crowder, Carla Mentally Ill Man Executed for
1998 KillingArbitrariness AL
NYTIMES 20041007 Liptak, Adam 7 Dissenters on US Court CannotStop an Execution
Arbitrariness
St. Louis Post Dispatch 20041009 O’Neil, Tim Pace of Executions Slows in State Arbitrariness KSCBS News.com 20041017 Unknown A Deal With the Devil? Arbitrariness TXThe Tennessean 20041018 Lewis, Dwight “Did He Kill Her?” Doubts, Denial
& a Death Penalty CaseArbitrariness TN
National Law Journal 20041018 Berry, Jahna Accusations of Bias AgainstJewish Jurors
Arbitrariness
NYTIMES 20041018 Glaberson,William
Making the Death Penalty aPersonal Thing
Arbitrariness NY
Houston Chronicle 20041027 Unknown Execution Ends Week of Pleas Arbitrariness TXNYTIMES 20041111 Unknown US to Seek Death Penalty for Mob
BossArbitrariness
Newslink Indiana 20041112 Unknown Attorneys May Drop DeathPenalty Request Because ofFinancial Problems
Arbitrariness IN
Houston Chronicle 20041114 Unknown Are Judges Taking a Narrow Viewof Justice? The Grand JurySelection Method Often SeatsJurors Who Have Ties to LawEnforcement
Arbitrariness TX
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSelection Method Often SeatsJurors Who Have Ties to LawEnforcement
CSM 20041116 Antman, Kris Growing Introspection in DeathPenalty Capital
Arbitrariness TX
NYTIMES 20041116 Greenhouse,Linda
Supreme Court Rebukes TexasAgain Over a Death Sentence
Arbitrariness TX
WASHINGTON POST 20041118 Cohen, Richard Ashcroft’s Last Stand ArbitrarinessASSOCIATED PRESS 20041118 Unknown Killer Who Cited Metallica Song
Gets ReprieveArbitrariness TX
Star Ledger (NJ) 20041120 Editorial Rethink the Death Penalty ArbitrarinessWFIE 20041120 Unknown The High Price of Indiana’s Death
PenaltyArbitrariness IN
NYTIMES 20041120 Yardley, William Where Execution Feels Like Relic,Death Looms
Arbitrariness CT Ross
Star Ledger (NJ) 20041121 Kurtis, Bill Is It Time to Rethink the DeathPenalty?
Arbitrariness
NY Sun 20041123 Smith, Aaron Federal Prosecutors Take CareMaking Death Penalty aPossibility
Arbitrariness NY
News & Record (NC) 20041123 Collins, Eric Attorneys Seek to OverturnDeath Sentence
Arbitrariness NC
The Advocate 20041129 Unknown Louisiana Death PenaltyExamined – Review of CourtRecords Leads to Call forMoratorium
Arbitrariness LA
WASHINGTON POST 20041130 Levine, Susan Luring Pro Bono Lawyers ForDeath Row’s Forgotten
Arbitrariness ABA
Mn. Star-Tribune 20041203 Editorial DP: Not for Rodriguez or Anyone Arbitrariness MNNYTIMES 20041205 Liptak, Adam and
Blumenthal, RalphDeath Sentnces in Texas CasesTry Supreme Court’s Patience
Arbitrariness TX
Law.com 20041208 McKee, Mike Contradictory Theories DrawCalifornia Justice’s Scorn
Arbitrariness CA
Daily Review 20041208 Unknown Most Death Row Inmates Lived Arbitrariness CAPalm Beach Post 20041216 Editorial 5 murders, life term; so scrap
death penaltyArbitrariness FL
Houston Chronicle 20041217 Rice, Harvey Truck-death judge threatensprosecution over Ashcroft letter
Arbitrariness
LATIMES 20041217 Unknown Peterson case has lingeringquestion
Arbitrariness CA Peterson
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20041218 Liptak, Adam Kansas’ Death Penalty Law is
Declared UnconstitutionalArbitrariness KS
The Courier-Journal 20041221 Riley, Jason Jury wants Noble put to death –One victim’s family asked that helive
Arbitrariness KY
Excerpt 20041101 Wolff, Margaret In Sweet Company: ConversationWith Extraordinary Woman AboutLiving a Spiritual Life
Books
Kansas City Star 20041216 Barnhart, Aaron Kurtis puts death penalty on trial BooksASSOCIATED PRESS 20040114 Welsh-Huggins,
AndrewLewis Williams executed for 1983fatal robbery after struggle withguards
BotchedExecutions
OH
Chicago Tribune 20040111 Gregory, Ted andPossley, Maurice
Lives still broken long afterkillings – Decades before Gov.Ryan’s clemencies, a UnitedStates Supreme Court rulingemptied death row, altering thelives of inmates and victimsfamilies
Clemency IL Ryan
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040126 Unknown Death row inmates sentencechanged to life without parole
Clemency GA
AJC 20040126 Campos, Carlosand Rankin, Bill
Murderer’s sentence commuted Clemency
WASHINGTON POST 20040514 AP Mexican’s Oklahoma DeathSentence Commuted
Clemency OK Torres
Dallas Morning News 20040514 AP Okla. Governor Grants Clemencyto Mexican Convicted of 1993Murder
Clemency OK Torres
The Oklahoman 20040514 Greiner, John Henry Commutes Death Sentence Clemency OK TorresNYTIMES 20040514 Unknown Execution of Mexican is Halted Clemency OK TorresASSOCIATED PRESS 20040518 AP Texas Governor Weighs Death
Penalty Reprieve for Mentally IllInmate
Clemency TX
Austin AmericanStatesman
20040608 Kobil Perry’s Duty: Show Mercy to JoeLee Guy
Clemency TX
Slate.com 20040615 Berlow, Alan Lone Star Justice: AlbertoGonzales’ Strange Views ofInternational Law
Clemency TX
Austin Chronicle 20040820 Unknown No Mercy – The Case of JamesAllridge Raises Familiar QuestionsAbout the Texas Justice System
Clemency TX
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDAbout the Texas Justice System
WASHINGTON POST 20041121 Berlow, Alan The President’s Yes Man Clemency TX GonzalesNYTIMES 20041130 Blumenthal, Ralph Board Urges Delay in Execution
TodayClemency TX Newton
NYTIMES 20041202 Blumenthal, Ralph Condemned Woman GivenReprieve in Texas
Clemency TX Newton
NYTIMES 20041204 Yardley, William Governor Typically Cautious onDeath Debate
Clemency CT Ross
NYTIMES 20041207 Yardley, William Governor Denies Reprieve InRare Northeast Execution
Clemency CT Ross
CNN.com 20040702 AP Indiana Governor CommutesDeath Row Inmate’s Sentence
Commutation IN DarnellWilliams
Reuters 20040312 Franks, Jeff Texas Death Sentence forretarded Man Commuted
Commutations TX Smith
American Lawyer 20040100 Frankel, Alison Death-Defying Acts; many firmscite their capital case pro bonowork.
Costs Pro BonoLawyers
Albuquerque Journal 20040114 Sandlin, Scott Attorney in Death Penalty CaseMay Quit Over Pay
Costs NM
WASHINGTON POST 20040214 Jackman, Tom Snipers’ Defense Neared $2Million – Judge Rejected SomeBills in Malvo Case
Costs VA Malvo
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040221 Unknown Utah Governor to sign bill to endfiring squad
Costs UT
AJC 20040309 Brett, Jennifer DA may indict lawyer aftermurder mistrial
Costs GA
WASHINGTON POST 20040313 White, Josh, andJackman, Tom
Trying Snipers Cost Va. $3 Million Costs VA Muhammad
State Journal-Register 20040322 Antonacci, Sarah The cost of execution – CapitalLitigation Trust Fund helpsdefendants, but at a steep pricefor taxpayers
Costs IL
Marietta Times (OH) 20040331 Unknown Murder trial cost could reach $1M Costs OHIdaho Statesman 20040331 Unknown Cost of death penalty likely to
keep going upCosts ID
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040401 Unknown Life-without-parole bill sent toSebelius
Costs KS
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Lawyers: money matters in deathpenalty defense
Costs PA
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
20040406 De la Cruz, Ralph Even if death penalty iswarranted, ca we afford it?
Costs FL
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSentinel warranted, ca we afford it?Ocean County Observer 20040411 Editorial Death penalty in N.J. is a farce Costs NJSeattle Times 20040516 Armstrong, Ken Attorneys Press for Funds,
Oversight for Indigent ProgramsCosts WA
San Diego Union Tribune 20040531 Jones, Harry Death Penalty Cases on the Risein Country
The Recorder 20040709 Duman, Jill California Attorney General’sOffice Readies for Mass Cuts
Costs CA
WATE.com 20040712 AP State Study Suggests UniformRules for Death Penalty Cases
Costs
NYTIMES 20040727 Butterfield, Fox As Cities Struggle, Police Get ByWith Less
Costs OH
San Jose Mercury News 20040808 Opinion Opinion: To Save Money, End theDeath Penalty
Costs
Marion Chronicle-Tribune 20040914 Unknown County Shuffles Money for Trial Costs INNY Daily News 20040926 Shipp, ER A Bad Show, Even for Albany Costs NYDartmouth 20041001 Baicker, Katherine The Budgetary Repercussions of
Capital ConvictionCosts
NYC Bar Association 20041007 Unknown State of the Association of theBar of the City of New YorkRegarding New York’s DeathPenalty
Costs NY
Boston Herald 20041017 Unknown AG Death Penalty Push Add up toTrouble
Costs
The Oregonian 20041018 Ellis, Barnes Clearing the Air on Death PenaltyDefense Fees
Costs OR
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041100 Unknown Costs for Peterson Investigation,Trial May Top $2.5 Million
Costs CA
Newslink Indiana 20041112 Unknown Attorneys May Drop DeathPenalty Request Because ofFinancial Problems
Costs IN
WFIE 20041120 Unknown The High Price of Indiana’s DeathPenalty
Costs IN
Houston Chronicle 20041128 Unknown Cost of Legal Aid for Poor Mounts Costs TXWaterbury (CT)Republican – American
20041205 Unknown Is Death Too Costly? CostsDouble for Inmates on Death Row
Costs CT
NYTIMES 20041218 Murphy, Dean San Quentin Debate: Death Rowvs. Bay Views
Costs CA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDChicago Tribune 20040315 Howard Witt Texas Grimly Efficient in
ExecutionsDeath RowConditions
TX
NYTIMES 20040309 Weber, Bruce A Poet’s Spirit Springs to Life onDeath Row
Death RowConditions
FL
Chicago Tribune 20040315 Witt, Howard Texas grimly efficient inexecutions – 321 convicts put todeath since ‘76
Death RowConditions
TX
Prison Legal News 20040400 Williams, Bob Mississippi Death Row ConditionsUnconstitutional; SweepingReforms Ordered
Death RowConditions
MS
Reuters 20040630 Reuters Activists Hail U.S. Court Ruling onFilthy Death Row
Death RowConditions
MS
LATIMES 20040804 Barry, Ellen Execution Plan Draws Pleas forKiller, Ailing and 74
Death RowConditions
AL
WASHINGTON POST 20041129 Carlson, Peter It’s All in the Execution Death RowConditions
TX
Daily Review 20041208 Unknown Most Death Row Inmates Lived Death RowConditions
CA
NYTIMES 20041218 Murphy, Dean San Quentin Debate: Death Rowvs. Bay Views
Death RowConditions
CA
Scientific American 20040201 Rosenfeld,Richard
The Case of the Unsolved CrimeDecline
Deterrence
Gallup Poll Briefing 20040316 Gallup Support for the Death Penalty:U.S., Britain, Canada
Deterrence
San Francisco Chronicle 20040425 Mullen, Kevin Dealing with cop killers in S.F. –history shows only handful havebeen executed after trial
Deterrence CA
Chicago Tribune 20040502 Editorial The summer killing season Deterrence ILNY Daily News 20040701 Gittrich, Greg City’s Murder Rate Continues
Long DeclineDeterrence NY
Journal of Empirical LegalStudies
20040720 Berk, Richard New Claimes About Executionsand General Deterrance: Déjà vuAll Over Again?
Deterrence
Reuters 20040825 Unknown Children Die Imitating Execution Deterrence BrutalizationAsbury Park (NJ) Press 20040911 Unknown Kelaher Has Agenda to Pursue Deterrence NJSkeptical InquirerMagazine
20041001 Goertzel, Ted Capital Punishment & Homicide –Sociological Realities &Econometric Illusions; DoesExecuting Murderers Cut theHomicide Rate or Not?
Deterrence
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDAbstract 20041001 Shepherd, Joanna Deterrence Versus Brutalizations:
Capital Punishment’s DifferingImpact Sway States
Deterrence
Chicago Sun-Times 20041202 Unknown Chicago Murder Total May BeLowest Since 1965
Deterrence IL
NYTIMES 20041014 Editorial DNA Evidence of Bipartisanship DNAChicago Tribune 20041129 McRoberts, Flynn Bite-mark verdict faces new
scrutinyDNA
NYTIMES 20041222 Novovitch,Barbara
Free After 17 Years for a RapeThat He Did Not Commit
DNA TX
Star Ledger (NJ) 20041120 Editorial Rethink the Death Penalty EditorialDenver Post 20041121 Editorial Death penalty Losing Its Grip EditorialMn. Star-Tribune 20041203 Editorial DP: Not for Rodriguez or Anyone Editorial MNAustin American-Statesman
20041208 Editorial Fixing Texas Courts Will Not BeEasy, But It’s a Matter of Justice
Editorial TX
USA TODAY 20040531 OpEd Let Death Penalty Die Editorials MAWASHINGTON POST 20040619 Editorial Steven Oken’s Death Editorials MD OkenWitchita Eagle 20040720 Editorial Justice Editorials KS Garcia(Myrtle Beach) Sun Times 20040731 Editorial It Hurts US to Execute Minors Editorials SimmonsSan Jose Mercury News 20040808 Opinion Opinion: To Save Money, End the
Death PenaltyEditorials
Albany Times Union 20040812 Editorial Justice is Being Served Editorials NYAustin-AmericanStatesman
20040826 Editorial Condemned Man Deserves aChance to Live
Editorials TX
Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald
20040829 Editorial Time to Rethink the DeathPenalty
Editorials
Austin American-Statesman
20041007 Editorial Death Row Cases From HarrisCounty Need Review
Editorials TX
San Antonio ExpressNews
20041009 Editorial Judiciary Should Delay HarrisExecution Dates
Editorials TX
Newsday 20041009 Editorial Don’t Revise Death Law Editorials NYNYTIMES 20041013 Editorial Juveniles and the Death Penalty Editorials SimmonsPalm Beach Post 20041216 Editorial 5 murders, life term; so scrap
death penaltyEditorials FL
The Day (CT) 20041219 Editorial End the Death Penalty – DeathSentences Should Not Be PublicPolicy
Editorials CT
Newsday 20040625 Henican, Ellis We Can’t Let Killers Decide to KillSelves
Editorials NY
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDWASHINGTON POST 20041122 Milloy, Courtland In Moot Court, Students Learn
With ConvictionEducationalCurriculum
The CAssociated PressitalTimes
20040114 Zweifel, Dave Students Argue Against DeathPenalty
EducationalCurriculum
WI
WASHINGTON POST 20040806 Roig-Franzia,Manuel
Alabama Executes 74-Year-OldMan
Executions AL Hubbard
NYTIMES 20040209 Murphy, Dean E. Protests Continue in California asExecution Nears
Executions 2004 CA Cooper
Kentucky Courier-Journal 20040404 Malone, James Kentucky fugitives seek havens –Some countries make extraditiondifficult
WASHINGTON POST 20041118 Cohen, Richard Ashcroft’s Last Stand Federal DeathPenalty
NY Sun 20041123 Smith, Aaron Federal Prosecutors Take CareMaking Death Penalty aPossibility
Federal DeathPenalty
NY
National Law Journal 20041129 Hechler, David US Death Penalty in Wake ofAshcroft
Federal DeathPenalty
Mn. Star-Tribune 20041203 Editorial DP: Not for Rodriguez or Anyone Federal DeathPenalty
ND
St Louis Post Dispatch 20040205 Shinkle, Peter Court reduces killer’s deathsentence
Federal DP MO Ring
NYTIMES 20040207 Liptak, Adam Federal Judge Rules ChemicalsUsed in Executions are Humane
Federal DP
WASHINGTON POST 20040207 Markon, Jerry Prosecutors Assail Judge in LentzCase
Federal DP
WASHINGTON POST 20040207 Glod, Maria andWeil, Martin
Charges Dropped in Hiker’sSlayings – New Tests Hurt CaseAgainst Maryland Man
Federal DP MD
Boston Globe 20040209 Wolf, Mark L. Judge Wolf’s Message toSampson
Federal DP MA Sampson
NYTIMES 20040213 Glaberson,William
Unlikely Symbol in Death PenaltyDebate
Federal DP NY
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040302 Unknown NY appeals court overturns rulingagainst death penalty statute
Federal DP Ring
LATIMES 20040324 Cohen, Andrew Commentary: In the Courtroomof the Absurd
Federal DP McVeigh &Nichols
NYTIMES 20040325 Glaberson,William
Gang Killing Verdict Is Tossed forLying Witnesses
Federal DP
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDWilliam Lying Witnesses
Roanoke Times 20040418 McCaffery, Jen Spurt of acquittals raisesconcerns – Is a more aggressivestrategy on the federal level toblame for the higher percentageof acquittals in capital cases?
Federal DP
The Forum (Fargo, ND) 20040425 Zent, Jeff Death penalty advocate Ashcroftcould decide Rodriguez’s fate
Federal DP ND
Baltimore Sun 20040429 Gibson, Gail Death penalty rejected in druggang murders – Baltimore juryurges life for pair in violent saga
Federal DP MD
NBC News 20041216 Unknown Federal judge sentences Indianabank robbers to death
Federal DP IN
Houston Chronicle 20041217 Rice, Harvey Truck-death judge threatensprosecution over Ashcroft letter
Federal DP
NYTIMES 20040116 Liptak, Adam Mexico Awaits Hague Ruling onCitizens on Death Row
Foreign Nationals OK Mexico
NYTIMES 20040116 Liptak, Adam Challenge to U.S. in CapitalCases: Mexico Awaits Ruling byHague on Its Citizens
Foreign Nationals OK Torres
San Diego Union-Tribune 20040301 AP Mexico protests execution datefor citizen despite World Courtstay
Foreign Nationals OK Torres
Reuters 20040302 Unknown Mexico’s Fox to Complain to BushAbout Execution
Foreign Nationals Mexico
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040331 Sterling, Toby Court: U.S. Violated Mexican’sRights
Foreign Nationals OK Mexico
International Court ofJustice
20040331 Press Release The Court finds that the UnitedStates of America has breachedits obligations to Mr. Avena and50 other Mexican nationals and toMexico under the ViennaConvention on Consular Relations
Foreign Nationals TX Mexico
NYTIMES 20040401 Simons, Marliseand Weiner, Tim
World Court Rules U.S. ShouldReview 51 Death Sentences
Tuscon Citizen 20040413 AP Bush wants to talk with Fox aboutMexicans on death row in U.S.
Foreign Nationals Mexico
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20040419 Editorial Foreigners on Death Row Foreign Nationals MexicoUS Newswire 20040507 De Icaza, Carlos Remarks to OK Pardon and Parole
Board re: Osbaldo TorresForeign Nationals OK Mexico
Chicago Tribune 20040513 Dellios, Hugh Mexico watching quest forclemency
Foreign Nationals OK Torres
Dallas Morning News 20040514 AP Okla. Governor Grants Clemencyto Mexican Convicted of 1993Murder
Foreign Nationals OK Torres
The Oklahoman 20040514 Greiner, John Henry Commutes Death Sentence Foreign Nationals OK TorresNYTIMES 20040514 Unknown Execution of Mexican is Halted Foreign Nationals OK TorresLegal Times 20041120 Unknown The World According to the
Supreme CourtForeign Nationals
Houston Chronicle 20041210 AP Court to Hear Texas DeathPenalty Case
Foreign Nationals TX Mexico
NYTIMES 20041211 Greenhouse,Linda
Supreme Court to hear Case OfMexican on Death Row
Foreign Nationals Mexico
Whichita Eagle 20041219 Unknown History of the Death Penalty inKansas
History KS
Lawrence Journal-World 20041225 Hanna, John Death Penalty Debate LikelyBroader Than Response to Court
History KS
RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20040808 Green, Frank Virginia Has Sent 1,369 to Death History of DeathPenalty
VA
CBSNews.com 20040421 AP U.N. Group Seeks End toExecutions
Human Rights
NYTIMES 20041124 Newton, Michael Iraq’s New Court Finds Itself onTrial
Human Rights
Cincinnati Enquirer 20040907 Unknown UC Law Center Gets $1 Million –Institute Will Be Renamed Afterits Benefactors – the Rosenthals
Innocence
Chicago Tribune Passley, Maurice,Steve Mills &Flynn McRoberts
Forensics Under Microscope (all 5parts)
Innocence DNA
Chicago Tribune 20040104 Sullivan, ThomasP.
For Capital Punishment, MoreReforms Necessary
Innocence IL
Chicago Tribune 20040104 Sullivan, ThomasP.
For Capital Punishment, MoreReforms Necessary
Innocence IL
NYTIMES 20040111 William Glaberson Killer’s Lawyers Seek to RaiseStandard of Proof for DeathPenalty
Innocence NY
New Haven Advocate 20040115 Bass, Carole DNA & jailhouse Snitches –Connecticut drags its feet onenacting its own death-penaltyreforms
Innocence CT
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDConnecticut drags its feet onenacting its own death-penaltyreforms
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040120 Unknown Free at last, former death rowinmate mulls future
Innocence PA DNA; Yarris
MinneapolisStar Tribune 20040128 Unknown Pawlenty calls for referendum ondeath penalty
Innocence MN
Boston Globe 20040204 Mnookin, Jennifer A blow to the credibility offingerprint evidence
Innocence Fingerprints
NYTIMES 20040212 Branston, John Coroner Faces Indictment inConnection With Torture
Innocence TN Workman
News Observer (NC) 20040218 Neff, Joseph Gell Found Not Guilty Innocence NC GellNews Observer (NC) 20040219 Eisley, Matthew State bar Said To Be Examining
ProsecutorsInnocence NC Gell
MaximsNews.com
20040224 Morial, Marc H. Innocent of the Crime, ButAlmost Executed Anyway
Innocence NC Gell
News Observer 20040302 Neff, Joseph andEisley, Matthew
N.C.’s top prosecutor calls foropening files
Innocence NC Gell
Chicago Tribune 20040309 Zuckman, Jill Kerry would support deathpenalty only for terrorists
Innocence
Wilmington Star 20040314 AP Death-penalty convictionsdropping in N.C.
Innocence NC
NYTIMES 20040315 Davey, Monica Illinois Governor in the Middle ofNew Death Penalty Debate
Innocence IL
San Antonio Express-News
20040322 Editorial DNA lab problems put system indoubt
Innocence TX DNA
Chicago Tribune 20040325 Zorn, Eric 18 years later, justice poised tobe served
Innocence IL Gordon Steidl
NYTIMES 20040325 Glaberson,William
Gang Killing Verdict Is Tossed forLying Witnesses
Innocence Non Capital
Houston Chronicle 20040328 McVicker, Steve More DPS labs flawed – DNAtesting woes across statethreaten thousands of cases
Innocence TX
RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20040331 Green, Frank Justice undone in 1982 killing –Victim’s husband blasts lack ofprogress after Washington’spardon
Innocence VA DNA
WASHINGTON POST 20040406 Glod, Maria DNA Tests Clear Ex-Va. Inmate,Lawyers Say
Innocence VA EarlWashington
WASHINGTON POST 20040406 Glod, Maria DNA Tests Clear Ex-Va. Inmate,Lawyers Say
innocence VA DNA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDLawyers Say
WASHINGTON POST 20040406 Glod, Maria DNA Tests Clear Ex-Va. Inmate,Lawyers Say
Innocence VA EarlWashington
LATIMES 20040415 Weinstein, Henry La. Inmate on Death Row to GetNew Trial – Prosecutors, whoinitially refused to follow the leadof a DNA test, reverse decision
Innocence LA DNA
NYTIMES 20040416 Reckdahl, Katy Long After DNA Evidence, DeathRow Inmate Wins New Trial
Innocence LA DNA
Roanoke Times 20040418 McCaffery, Jen Spurt of acquittals raisesconcerns – Is a more aggressivestrategy on the federal level toblame for the higher percentageof acquittals in capital cases?
Innocence
NYTIMES 20040419 Liptak, Adam Study Suspects Thousands ofFalse Confessions
Innocence FalseConfessions
ABA eJournal 20040423 Hansen, Mark DNA Study Shows What MightHave Been – Crimes Could haveBeen Prevented With MoreSampling, DOJ Survey Says
Innocence DNA
North Carolina LawReview v82 pg 891
20040427 Drizin, Steven andLeo, Richard
The Problem of False Confessionsin the Post-DNA World
Innocence DNA
NYTIMES 20040503 Belluck, Pam Massachusetts Offers Plan forDeath Penalty
Innocence MA
Boston Globe 20040504 DAs rap governor’s death penaltyplan
Innocence MA
Boston Herald 20040505 Richardson, Franciand Mulvihill,Maggie
22 Bay State men wrongfullyjailed
Innocence MA Non Capital
Boston Herald 20040505 Richardson, Franciand Mulvihill,Maggie
22 Bay State men wrongfullyjailed
Innocence MA DNA
Cape Cod Times 20040506 DNA analysis not ‘infallible’ Innocence MA DNAHouston Chronicle 20040514 Roma, Khanna Governor Pardons Josiah Sutton Innocence TX Non CapitalHouston Chronicle 20040514 Roma, Khanna Governor Pardons Josiah Sutton Innocence TX DNACharlotte News &Observer
20040515 Eisley, Matthew Second Look at Innocence –North Carolina Plans the Nation’sFirst Review Process for Prisoners
Innocence
CNN.com 20040520 AP Man Sentenced to Death PenaltyReleased
Innocence MA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDBoston Globe 20040521 Unknown Conviction Tossed, Prisoner is
Freed – was Incarcerated for 30Years; Prosecutor to WeighRetrial
Innocence Possible
Boston Globe 20040521 Unknown Conviction Tossed, Prisoner isFreed – was Incarcerated for 30Years; Prosecutor to WeighRetrial
Innocence Adams
Chicago Tribune 20040527 Mills, Steve State to Free 18th Person WhoWas on Death Row
Innocence Steidl
Slate.com 20040527 Faige, David Printing Problems: the InexactScience of Fingerprint Analysis
Innocence
Chicago Tribune 20040528 Mills, Steve Inmate to be Freed Still Suspect,State Says
Innocence IL Steidl
New York Times 20040528 AP Man Convicted in Killings to GoFree
Innocence IL Steidl
Arizona Republic 20040528 Unknown Former Pima County ProsecutorDisbarred for Eliciting FalseTestimony
Innocence AZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040529 Unknown Death Row Inmate Freed inIllinios
Innocence IL Steidl
USA TODAY 20040531 OpEd Let Death Penalty Die Innocence MAPhiladelphia CityPAssociated Presser
20040617 Lowenstein, Tom Snitch Work Innocence PA Possible
New Haven Register 20040621 Katz, Abram Eyewitness Accounts OftenInaccurate, Study Finds
Innocence
NYTIMES 20040621 Broder, John Starting Over, 24 Years After aWrongful Conviction
Innocence CA Non-Capital
Louisiana Times-Picayune 20040623 Filosa, Gwen Ex-Death Row Inmate Home onBond – He Awaits New Trial in1997 Murder Case
Innocence LA
American Prospect 20040624 Rosenbloom,Joseph
The Unique Brutality of Texas:Why the Lone Star State Leadsthe Nation in Executions
Innocence TX
The Slate 20040704 Unknown Questions of Innocence:Sometimes the Bad Guy Isn’t theOne Doing Time
Innocence SC
Times-Herald 20040706 Unknown The Reinhart Murders: 25 YearsLater
Innocence PA Jay Smith
Mansfield News Journal 20040708 Editorial Too Many Questions Innocence NC John Spirko
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20040719 Dewan, Shaila Georgia Capital Case Tests The
Reach of DNA AppealsInnocence GA DNA
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040804 AP Open Discovery, Meter BillsSigned by Easley
Innocence NC
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040809 Unknown DNA Evidence Frees LouisianaDeath Row Inmate
Innocence LA RyanMatthews
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040809 Unknown DNA Evidence Frees LouisianaDeath Row Inmate
Innocence LA DNA
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040809 AP Others Cleared After Being Sentto Death Row
Innocence LA
Times Picayune 20040810 Filosa, Gwen Ryan Matthews Exonerated inMurder
Innocence LA RyanMatthews
Times Picayune 20040810 Filosa, Gwen Ryan Matthews Exonerated inMurder
Innocence LA DNA
LA Times 20040810 Weinstein, Henry DNA Tests Finally Clear LouisianaMan of Murder (series in otherpapers, et al.)
Innocence LA
LA Times 20040810 Weinstein, Henry DNA Tests Finally Clear LouisianaMan of Murder (series in otherpapers, et al.)
Innocence LA
NYTIMES 20040826 Blumenthal, Ralph Lost Evidence is Found inHouston Chronicle
Innocence TX
Houston Chronicle 20040826 Khanna, Roma New Evidence Furor Hits HPD Innocence TXIL State Journal Register 20040829 Unknown From Death Row to Freedom:
Inmate N72890Innocence IL Steidl
Journal Register (IL) 20040829 Antonacci, Sarah From Death Row to Freedom (2pt Series)
Innocence IL Gordon Steidl
Ch. 5 News, Nashville 20040902 Unknown Judge Stops Workman Execution Innocence TN WorkmanASSOCIATED PRESS 20040905 Unknown 17-Year Death Row Inmate to Go
FreeInnocence TX
WASHINGTON POST 20040910 Fitzgerald, Mary Victims Push for DNA Bill on Hill –Crime Legislation Stalls in PanelAgain
Innocence
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 20040914 Unknown Legislators Say They’ll Take UpIssue in Coming Session
Innocence WA
NYTIMES 20040915 Liptak, Adam Fewer Death Sentences BeingImposed in US
Innocence
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040924 Unknown NC Prosecutors Reprimanded ForDeath Case
Innocence
RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20041001 Green, Frank NO TITLE Innocence VA EarlWashington
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDDISPATCH WashingtonRICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20041001 Green, Frank NO TITLE Innocence VA DNA
WASHINGTON POST 20041002 Moreno, Sylvia Police Lab’s Troubles Grow Innocence TX DNANational Law Journal 20041004 Baldas, Tresa Exoneration as a Cottage
IndustryInnocence DNA
National Law Journal 20041004 Baldas, Tresa Exoneration as a CottageIndustry
Innocence Non-capital
San Antonio Express –News
20041005 Robbins, Marc DA Wants Death Row InmateFreed
Governor Refuses to HaltExecutions Despite Turmoil atCrime Lab, Perry aide saysPresent Reviews Sufficient
Innocence TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041005 Unknown Death Row Inmate Being FreedAfter 17 Years
Innocence TX
Houston Chronicle 20041006 Gonzalez, John Death Row Inmate Cleared in ’86Fire
Innocence TX
Dallas Morning News 20041006 Michaels, Dave Man to be Released From DeathRow
Innocence TX
NYTIMES 20041007 Liptak, Adam 7 Dissenters on US Court CannotStop an Execution
Innocence
Austin American-Statesman
20041007 Editorial Death Row Cases From HarrisCounty Need Review
Innocence TX
LATIMES, et al 20041007 Gold, Scott, et al Collection: Ernest Willis Innocence TX WillisFt. Worth Star-Telegram 20041008 Unknown Justice Fuel’d Lawyer’s Tenacity Innocence TXKansas City Star 20041008 Shelly, Barbara Nixon Neglects Duty to Fairness Innocence MOSan Antonio ExpressNews
20041009 Editorial Judiciary Should Delay HarrisExecution Dates
Innocence TX
Dallas Morning News 20041010 Terrell, Charles Letter to the Editors: ExecutionHal Judicious
Innocence TX
USA TODAY 20041013 Armour,Stephanie
Wrongly convicted walk awaywith scars
Innocence Compensation
NYTIMES 20041014 Editorial DNA Evidence of Bipartisanship Innocence IPANYTIMES 20041015 AP Attorney Seeks to Fee Utah Man
on DNAInnocence UT DNA
Chicago Tribune 20041017 McRoberts, Flynn,Mills, Steve,Possley, maurice
Forensics Under the Microscope(5-part Series)
Innocence Studies
San Francisco Magazine 20041026 Martin, Nina Innocence Lost Innocence CA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSan Francisco Magazine 20041026 Martin, Nina Innocence Lost Innocence CA DNAHouston Chronicle 20041027 Unknown Execution Ends Week of Pleas Innocence TX DNADaily (IL) Herald 20041027 Unknown New Evidence Sparks Charges in
Gauger CaseInnocence IL Gary Gauger
LATIMES 20041030 Dolan, Maura &Evelyn Larrubia
Telling Police What They Want toHear Even if it’s False
Innocence
Texas Monthly 20041101 Shepard, Susan Court Reporter Innocence TX WillisTime Magazine 20041101 Unknown Ripple Effect: Where CSI Meets
Real Law & OrdersInnocence DNA
NYTIMES 20041105 AP Dead Inmate Exonerated in aMurder
Innocence MA Non Capital
NYTIMES 20041105 AP Dead Inmate Exonerated in aMurder
Innocence MA Peter Limone
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041110 Unknown GOP Joins With Democrats in Callfor Death Penalty Review
Innocence OH
Columbia Missourian 20041111 Unknown Former State Judge Speaks OutAgainst Death Penalty
Innocence MO
Orlando Sentinel 20041111 Unknown Death Sentences Decline Innocence FLHouston Chronicle 20041112 Unknown Support for the Death Penalty
Remains HighInnocence TX
Scripps Research Center 20041113 Unknown Death Penalty: Fall 2004 TexasPoll
Innocence TX
Scripps News Service 20041113 Unknown POLL: Texans Still Favor DeathPenalty
Innocence TX
NYTIMES 20041115 AP Justice Dept. Reports a 30-YearLow in Death Sentences andfewer Inmates on Death Row
Innocence
Daytona Beach News-Journal
20041117 Editorial Fatal Inequities - GrowingUnease with Death Penalty
Innocence FL
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041118 Unknown World’s Largest DNA Lab ReportsFraud
Innocence DNA
Dallas Morning News 20041120 Unknown Accused May Get More Aid, MuchCriticized State Court WantsClaims of Innocence Investigated
Innocence TX
Denver Post 20041121 Editorial Death penalty Losing Its Grip InnocenceStar Ledger (NJ) 20041121 Kurtis, Bill Is It Time to Rethink the Death
Penalty?Innocence
CSM 20041122 Unknown What’s Behind the Decline inDeath Sentences
Innocence
Houston Chronicle 20041123 Freemantle, Tony Court Rejects Bid to OverturnRuling
Innocence TX Max Soffar
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDRuling
News & Record (NC) 20041123 Collins, Eric Attorneys Seek to OverturnDeath Sentence
Innocence NC
Knight-Ridder TribuneNews
20041126 Unknown Death Sentences Plummet WhileLife Terms Climb
Innocence FL
Arizona Republic 20041127 Villa, Judy New DNA Tests Not Always Helpin Older Cases
Innocence AZ DNA
The Advocate 20041129 Unknown Louisiana Death PenaltyExamined – Review of CourtRecords Leads to Call forMoratorium
Innocence LA
NYTIMES 20041202 Blumenthal, Ralph Condemned Woman GivenReprieve in Texas
Innocence TX Newton
Houston Chronicle 20041203 Carey, Rich Mock Gone – Not Mockery Innocence TXChicago Tribune 20041209 Mills, Steve &
Maurice PassleyTexas Man Executed onDisproved Forensics
Innocence TX
NYTIMES 20041209 Dwyer, Jim Ronald Williamson, Freed FromDeath Row, Dies at 51
Innocence RonWilliamson
NYTIMES 20041212 AP Indian Chief Hanged in 1858 IsCleared
Innocence NativeAmericans
NYTIMES Magazine 20041212 Bazelon, Emily The Foolproof Death Penalty(Year in Ideas)
Innocence MA
Chicago Tribune 20041214 Possley, Mauriceand Mills, Steve
Expert discredits bite markevidence
Innocence IL Hill and Young
Kansas City Star 20041216 Barnhart, Aaron Kurtis puts death penalty on trial InnocenceKansas City Star 20041217 Milburn, John Kansas Supreme Court rules
death penalty unconstitutionalInnocence KS
Miami Herald 20041228 Jagger, Bianca Grant Ziegler an opportunity toprove his innocence
Innocence FL DNA
Winston-Salem Journal 20040207 Zerwick, Phoebeand Garber, Paul
Hunt Cleared – Law enforcementofficials say another man, alone,is guilty
Innocence – NonCapital
NC DNA
LATIMES 20040415 Weinstein, Henry La. Inmate on Death Row to GetNew Trial – Prosecutors, whoinitially refused to follow the leadof a DNA test, reverse decision
Innocence –Possible
LA RyanMatthews
San Antonio Express –News
20040727 Robbins, Maro 17 Years on Death Row, ManGets New Hope
Innocence –Possible
TX
Miami Herald 20040808 Unknown A Question of Justice Innocence(Executed)
FL James Adams
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDCQ Today 20041012 Unknown DNA Testing Legislation Ready for
President’s SignatureInnocenceProject Act
DNA
WASHINGTON POST 20041010 Dewar, Helen andMorgan, Dan
Senate Approves Bill On Victim’sRights
InnocenceProtection Act
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040629 AP Man Freed From Nevada DeathRow Awarded $5m
Innocence:Compensation
NV RobertoMiranda
RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20040331 Green, Frank Justice undone in 1982 killing –Victim’s husband blasts lack ofprogress after Washington’spardon
Innocence: EarlWashington
VA
NYTIMES 20040104 Herbert, Bob Getting Away With… StealingYears From an Innocent Man
Innocence: NonCapital
NC
Houston Chronicle 20041221 McVicker, Steve In time for Christmas: FreedomAfter 16 Years
Innocence: NonCapital
TX DNA
NYTIMES 20041222 Novovitch,Barbara
Free After 17 Years for a RapeThat He Did Not Commit
Innocence: NonCapital
TX
NYTIMES 20041015 AP Attorney Seeks to Fee Utah Manon DNA
Innocence: Non-capital
UT
San Francisco Magazine 20041026 Martin, Nina Innocence Lost Innocence: Non-capital
Chicago Tribune 20040326 Mills, Steve State won’t appeal retrial order –14th Death Row exoneration seen
Innocence:Possible
IL
KHOU News (TX) 20040422 Rogalski, Jeremy Death row inmate could soon befree
Innocence:Possible
TX Max Soffar
Dallas Morning News 20040422 Pussey, Allen Death row inmate releasedpending new trial
Innocence:Possible
TX Max Soffar
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040628 Attorney: Dismissal of ChargesRaises Doubts About Death RowInmate
Innocence:Possible
OH John Spirko
Mansfield News Journal 20040629 Dismissal Casts Doubt on DeathRow Case
Innocence:Possible
OH John Spirko
The Tennessean 20041018 Lewis, Dwight “Did He Kill Her?” Doubts, Denial& a Death Penalty Case
Innocence:Possible
TN
Arizona Republic 20041127 Villa, Judy New DNA Tests Not Always Helpin Older Cases
Innocence:Possible
AZ
Chicago Tribune 20041129 McRoberts, Flynn Bite-mark verdict faces newscrutiny
Innocence:Possible
NYTIMES 20040116 Liptak, Adam Mexico Awaits Hague Ruling onCitizens on Death Row
International OK Mexico
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDCitizens on Death Row
Amnesty Intl 20040129 Unknown Public Statement InternationalNYTIMES 20040229 Fisher, Ian Lebanon Resumes Capital
PunishmentInternational Lebanon
Reuters 20040302 Unknown Mexico’s Fox to Complain to BushAbout Execution
International Mexico
MSNBC.com 20040311 Curry, Tom A flap over foreign matter at theSupreme Court – house membersprotest use of non-U.S. rulings inbig cases
International
Gallup Poll Briefing 20040316 Gallup Support for the Death Penalty:U.S., Britain, Canada
International
Korea Times 20040323 Unknown 65 Percent of Koreans SupportDeath Penalty
International South Korea
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040331 Sterling, Toby Court: U.S. Violated Mexican’sRights
International TX Mexico
International Court ofJustice
20040331 Press Release The Court finds that the UnitedStates of America has breachedits obligations to Mr. Avena and50 other Mexican nationals and toMexico under the ViennaConvention on Consular Relations
Kentucky Courier-Journal 20040404 Malone, James Kentucky fugitives seek havens –Some countries make extraditiondifficult
International KY
Amnesty International 20040406 Press Release Death Penalty: Latest worldwidestatistics released
International Statistics
Tuscon Citizen 20040413 AP Bush wants to talk with Fox aboutMexicans on death row in U.S.
International Mexico
CBSNews.com 20040421 AP U.N. Group Seeks End toExecutions
International
US Newswire 20040507 De Icaza, Carlos Remarks to OK Pardon and ParoleBoard re: Osbaldo Torres
International OK Torres
Amnesty Intl 20040510 AI Moving Towards Abolition of theDeath Penalty
International Africa
Mail & Guardian 20040511 Unknown Africa makes progress inabolishing death penalty
International Africa
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSlate.com 20040615 Berlow, Alan Lone Star Justice: Alberto
Gonzales’ Strange Views ofInternational Law
International TX
NYTIMES 20040619 Glaberson,William
Honoring Deal On Extradition,U.S. Won’t Seek Death Penalty
International Extradition
WASHINGTON POST 20040720 Cooperman, Alan High Court Asked to EndExecutions of Juveniles
International
NYTIMES 20040720 Stout, David Dozens of Nations Weigh In onDeath Penalty Case
International MO Simmons
Ft. Smith Times Record 20040815 Unknown Deal Gives Killer Life International ARReuters 20040825 Unknown Children Die Imitating Execution InternationalUSA TODAY 20041013 Carter, Jimmy U.S. should join the world in
halting juvenile executionsInternational Simmons
NYTIMES 20041020 Lacey, Marc Foes of Death Penalty MakingGradual Gains in Africa
International Africa
Turkishpress.com 20041026 Unknown Iranian Bill Aims to Scrap DeathPenalty for Minors
International
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041027 AP O’Connor Praises InternationalLaw
International
Legal Times 20041120 Unknown The World According to theSupreme Court
International
Houston Chronicle 20041210 AP Court to Hear Texas DeathPenalty Case
International TX Medellin
NYTIMES 20041211 Greenhouse,Linda
Supreme Court to hear Case OfMexican on Death Row
International
Australian ASSOCIATEDPRESS
20040116 Unknown Samoa to end the death penalty InternationalOpposition
Samoa
WASHINGTON POST 20040118 Pan, Philip P. Chinese Move to Relax SevereJudicial Penalties
InternationalOpposition
China
San Diego Union-Tribune 20040301 AP Mexico protests execution datefor citizen despite World Courtstay
InternationalOpposition
OK Mexico
Scotsman.com 20040523 Brady, Brian Death Penalty May Force U.K. Outof Saddam Trial
InternationalOpposition
Radio Free Europe 20040603 Blua, Antoine Tajikistan: Parliament FollowsRegional Trend by AdoptingMoratorium on Death Penalty
InternationalOpposition
Europe
Reuters 20040712 Chalmers, John &Marie-LouiseMoller
EW presses Against Iraq DeathPenalty
InternationalOpposition
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20041124 Newton, Michael Iraq’s New Court Finds Itself on
TrialInternationalOpposition
AI 20041210 Unknown Senegal Abolishes the DeathPenalty, Who’s Next?
InternationalOpposition
Africa
Boston Globe 20040209 Wolf, Mark L. Judge Wolf’s Message toSampson
Judges MA Sampson
Charlotte News &Observer
20040515 Eisley, Matthew Second Look at Innocence –North Carolina Plans the Nation’sFirst Review Process for Prisoners
Judges
Christian Science Monitor 20040624 High Court Declines to OverturnDeath Sentence
Judges AZ Ring
CBSNews.com 20040624 Court Rejects Death Row Appeals Judges AZ RingDallas Morning News 20040625 Unknown Supreme Court Reverses Case of
Death Row InmateJudges TX Ring
NYTIMES 20040625 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices, in 5-4 Vote, RaiseDoubts on Sentencing Rules
Judges Blakely
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Judges AZ Ring
Chicago Tribune 20040825 Coen, Jeff Killer Spared Death Penalty –Judge Orders Life Term in 3Slayings
Judges IL
San Francisco BayGuardian News
20040930 Thompson, AC Dead Man Talking – Did anAlameda County Judge andProsecutor Conspire to Rig aDeath Penalty Case?
Judges CA
NYTIMES 20041007 Liptak, Adam 7 Dissenters on US Court CannotStop an Execution
Judges
St. Louis Post Dispatch 20041009 O’Neil, Tim Pace of Executions Slows in State Judges KSNational Law Journal 20041018 Berry, Jahna Accusations of Bias Against
Jewish JurorsJudges
Houston Chronicle 20041026 Khanna, Roma Judge Reissues Call to HaltExecution
Judges TX
Texas Monthly 20041101 Shepard, Susan Court Reporter Judges TX WillisASSOCIATED PRESS 20041111 Unknown Former Supreme Court Justice
Argues for Clemency for ChandlerJudges NC
Columbia Missourian 20041111 Unknown Former State Judge Speaks OutAgainst Death Penalty
Judges MO
Austin AmericanStatesman
20041125 Baird, Charles, &William Sessions
It’s Past Time for Texans toPostpone Executions
Judges TX
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDStatesman William Sessions Postpone ExecutionsNYTIMES 20041205 Liptak, Adam and
Blumenthal, RalphDeath Sentnces in Texas CasesTry Supreme Court’s Patience
Judges TX
Sacramento Bee 20041215 Unknown State’s Chief Justice Sees SlowImprovement in Death PenaltySystem
Judges CA
News Journal (DE) 20040215 Unknown Court Overturns Death Sentence– Justices Say JuryRecommendations Must BeRespected Under Law
Juries DE Ring
WASHINGTON POST 20040321 Morin, Richard Bias in the Jury Box? JuriesASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Psychiatrist testimony made the
difference in two cases ofmothers who killed children
Juries TX
NYTIMES 20040612 AP Hung Jury Spares Nichols A 2nd
Time From DeathJuries OK
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040613 Nichols’ Lawyer: US Torn byExecution
Juries OK
Dallas Morning News 20040613 Unknown Several Jurors Opposed Executionof Nichols – 4 or 5 Would NotAgree to Sentence Him to Death
Juries OK
NYTIMES 20040614 Davey, Monica After Second Nichols Trial,Frustration on Both Sides
Juries OK
WASHINGTON POST 20040619 Jackman, Tom Death Penalty Deliberations ToreMalvo Jury Apart
Newsday 20040625 Henican, Ellis We Can’t Let Killers Decide to KillSelves
Juries NY
Newsday 20040625 Smith, Andrew &Metz, Andrew
Court: New York Death PenaltyUnconstitutional
Juries NY
NYTIMES 20040625 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices, in 5-4 Vote, RaiseDoubts on Sentencing Rules
Juries WA Blakely
NYTIMES (Series of 5Articles)
20040625 Glaberson,William, et al.
A 4-3 Ruling Effectively HaltsDeath Penalty in New York
Juries NY
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Juries AZ Ring
NYTIMES 20040811 Baker, Al Pataki Introduces Bill to RestoreDeath Penalty
Juries NY
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDDeath Penalty
Albany Times Union 20040811 Duggan, Eric Senate Bill Seeks to ReinstateState’s Death Penalty
Juries NY
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040811 AP Senate Adopts “Six” on DeathPenalty
Juries NY
Slate.com 20040812 Koerner, Brendan 11 Angry Men – Why Says JuriesHave to be Unanimous?
Juries
Arizona Republic 20041004 Kiefer, Michael Jury Spares Murder’s Life inRetrial
Juries Ring
San Antonio Express –News
20041005 Robbins, Marc DA Wants Death Row InmateFreed
Juries
National Law Journal 20041014 McAree, Dee Reaching Out to Juries Rocked byEvidence
Juries
National Law Journal 20041018 Berry, Jahna Accusations of Bias AgainstJewish Jurors
Juries
Boston Globe 20041101 Saltzman,Jonathan
New Juries Must Weigh Sentencein Capital Case
Juries
Houston Chronicle 20041114 Unknown Are Judges Taking a Narrow Viewof Justice? The Grand JurySelection Method Often SeatsJurors Who Have Ties to LawEnforcement
Juries TX
National Law Journal 20041122 Baldas, Tresa Limits Set On Arguments DuringTrial
Juries
NYTIMES 20041214 Murphy, Dean Jury Says Peterson Deserves toDie for Murder
Juries CA
AJC 20040126 Campos, Carlosand Rankin, Bill
Murderer’s sentence commuted Jurors
Mobile Register 20040518 AP Potential Juror’s Views on DeathPenalty Delay Trial
Bozeman Daily Chronicle 20040507 What’s next for Montana’s deathrow?
Jury MT Ring
NYTIMES 20040127 Greenhouse,Linda
Supreme Court to Review UsingExecution in Juvenile Cases
Juveniles
Denver Post 20040128 Editorial No death penalty for minors JuvenilesAmnesty Intl 20040129 Unknown Public Statement JuvenilesWASHINGTON POST 20040203 Editorial Still Cruel and Unusual Juveniles
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDHouston Chronicle 20040229 Tolson, Mike High court to revisit age in
executions – Debate pits scientificdata against horror of crimes
Juveniles TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040304 Unknown Death Penalty Removed forChildren Under 18
Juveniles WY
Aberdeen News (SD) 20040304 Ducheneaux,Karen
Governor signs bill to barexecution of juveniles
Juveniles SD
Orlando Sentinel 20040308 Bell, Maya Juvenile offenders could avoidexecution – Florida may join anational trend and strike thedeath penalty in such cases
Juveniles FL
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
20040406 De la Cruz, Ralph Even if death penalty iswarranted, ca we afford it?
Juveniles FL
Miami Herald 20040407 Carter, Rosalynn No death penalty for juveniles Juveniles FLSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
20040414 Mahlburg, Bob Death Penalty Bill Advances Juveniles FL
Tampa Tribune 20040415 Brosco, Jeffrey P. Florida Ought Not Execute YoungOffenders
Juveniles FL
ABA Juvenile JusticeCenter
20040419 Unknown Juvenile Editorial Coverage:Chronological List of Editorials RERoper v Simmons
Juveniles Simmons
Science News 20040508 Unknown Teen Brains on Trial – theScience of Neural DevelopmentTangles with the Juvenile DeathPenalty
Juveniles
Time Magazine 20040510 Wallis, Claudia,and Dell, Kristina
What makes Teens Tick Juveniles
WSJ 20040526 Davies, Paul Psychiatrists Question Death forTeen Killers
Juveniles
Louisiana Times-Picayune 20040623 Filosa, Gwen Ex-Death Row Inmate Home onBond – He Awaits New Trial in1997 Murder Case
Juveniles LA
Ft. Worth Star Telegram 20040625 Unknown Texas Court Rejects Death RowAppeal
Juveniles TX Barraza
NYTIMES 20040719 AP High Court Asked to End ChildExecutions
Juveniles
WASHINGTON POST 20040720 Cooperman, Alan High Court Asked to EndExecutions of Juveniles
Juveniles
NYTIMES 20040720 Stout, David Dozens of Nations Weigh In onDeath Penalty Case
Juveniles MO Simmons
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDScience Magazine 20040730 Beckman, Mary Crime, Culpability and the
Adolescent BrainJuveniles
(Myrtle Beach) Sun Times 20040731 Editorial It Hurts US to Execute Minors Juveniles SimmonsASSOCIATED PRESS 20040809 Unknown DNA Evidence Frees Louisiana
Death Row InmateJuveniles LA Ryan
MatthewsTimes Picayune 20040810 Filosa, Gwen Ryan Matthews Exonerated in
MurderJuveniles LA Ryan
MatthewsWASHINGTON POST 20040925 Jackman, Tom Malvo to Admit Guilt in Va. Cases Juveniles VAChicago Tribune 20041013 Editorial Executing Teenagers Juveniles SimmonsNYTIMES 20041013 Editorial Juveniles and the Death Penalty Juveniles SimmonsNYTIMES 20041013 Editorial Juveniles and the Death Penalty Juveniles SimmonsUSA TODAY 20041013 Carter, Jimmy U.S. should join the world in
halting juvenile executionsJuveniles Simmons
WSJ 20041015 Begley, Sharon Developing Problem: WhyDepression Looks Different in aKid’s Brain
Juveniles
NYTIMES Magazine 20041017 Raeburn, Paul Too Immature for the DeathPenalty?
Juveniles Simmons
Turkishpress.com 20041026 Unknown Iranian Bill Aims to Scrap DeathPenalty for Minors
Juveniles
CQ Researcher 20041105 Jost, Kenneth Sentencing Debates: Are thefederal guidelinesunconstitutional?
Juveniles
WASHINGTON POST 20041122 Milloy, Courtland In Moot Court, Students LearnWith Conviction
Juveniles
The Beaumont Enterprise 20040724 Unknown DA: “I Think This is the Beginningof the End of the Death Penalty
Law Enforcement TX
San Francisco Chronicle 20040108 Harris, Kamala Being Smart on Crime Law EnforcementViews
CA
Houston Chronicle 20040127 Unknown DA wants inmate off death row –now convinced killer is retarded
Law EnforcementViews
Cincinnati Post 20040128 Perry, Kimball Death Row Roster – Stereotypesaside, a death penalty inCincinnati is the exception
Law EnforcementViews
OH
News Observer 20040302 Neff, Joseph andEisley, Matthew
N.C.’s top prosecutor calls foropening files
Law EnforcementViews
NC Gell
Chicago Tribune 20040309 Zuckman, Jill Kerry would support deathpenalty only for terrorists
Law EnforcementViews
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
20040414 Mahlburg, Bob Death Penalty Bill Advances Law EnforcementViews
FL
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSan Francisco Chronicle 20040414 Dineen, J.K. Life Behind Bars – union backs
Harris’ decision not to seek thedeath penalty
Law EnforcementViews
CA
Daily Journal 20040421 Carrizosa, Philip Unseemly Politics of Death Law EnforcementViews
CA
San Francisco Chronicle 20040425 Mullen, Kevin Dealing with cop killers in S.F. –history shows only handful havebeen executed after trial
Law EnforcementViews
CA
Boston Globe 20040504 DAs rap governor’s death penaltyplan
Law EnforcementViews
MA
Houston Chronicle 20040506 McVicker, Steve Ex-prison spokesman’s job nowrests with defense
Law EnforcementViews
TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040611 Schneiner, Bruce Prosecutors Cites ReligiousBeliefs in Seeking Out of MurderCases
Law EnforcementViews
KY
NYTIMES 20040612 Murphy, Dean E. Killing of Officer Stirs DeathPenalty Debate
Law EnforcementViews
CA
Chicago Tribune 20040623 Witt, Howard Death Row Inmate WinsSympathy – Even Officials inTexas Say Justice Was NotServed
Law EnforcementViews
TX
Boston Globe 20040809 Unknown Conley Seeks End to Bid forDeath Penalty
Law EnforcementViews
MA
Boston Herald 20040809 Unknown DA: Back Off Ashcroft: ConleyFights Feds Over Death Penalty
Law EnforcementViews
MA
Asbury Park (NJ) Press 20040911 Unknown Kelaher Has Agenda to Pursue Law EnforcementViews
NJ
Houston Chronicle 20040930 Khanna, Roma Police Chief Calls for Halt ofExecutions Until EvidenceConfirmed
Law EnforcementViews
TX
Dallas Morning News 20041010 Terrell, Charles Letter to the Editors: ExecutionHal Judicious
Law EnforcementViews
TX
Houston Chronicle 20041027 Unknown Execution Ends Week of Pleas Law EnforcementViews
TX
Austin AmericanStatesman
20041125 Baird, Charles, &William Sessions
It’s Past Time for Texans toPostpone Executions
Law EnforcementViews
TX
Chicago Tribune 20040104 Sullivan, ThomasP.
For Capital Punishment, MoreReforms Necessary
Legislation IL
New Haven Advocate 20040115 Bass, Carole DNA & jailhouse Snitches –Connecticut drags its feet onenacting its own death-penaltyreforms
Legislation CT
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDenacting its own death-penaltyreforms
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040122 Unknown Moratorium on death penaltyurged
Legislation KS
Minneapolis Star Tribune 20040128 Unknown Pawlenty calls for referendum ondeath penalty
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040221 Unknown Utah Governor to sign bill to endfiring squad
Legislation UT
Aberdeen News (SD) 20040304 Ducheneaux,Karen
Governor signs bill to barexecution of juveniles
Legislation SD
NYTIMES 20040315 Davey, Monica Illinois Governor in the Middle ofNew Death Penalty Debate
Legislation IL
Michigan Live 20040319 Putnam, Judy Lawmakers keep death penaltyoff the ballot
Legislation MI
Minneapolis Star Tribune 20040324 Unknown State Senate committee defeatsdeath penalty bill
Legislation MN
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
20040414 Mahlburg, Bob Death Penalty Bill Advances Legislation FL
ABA eJournal 20040423 Hansen, Mark DNA Study Shows What MightHave Been – Crimes Could haveBeen Prevented With MoreSampling, DOJ Survey Says
Legislation DNA
Denver Rocky MountainNews
20040502 Crowder, Carla State still treks own Death Rowpath – Legislators push billstaking critical look at executionprocess
Legislation AL
North Carolina Coalitionfor a Moratorium
20040517 Hurley, Marshall North Carolinians SupportTemporary Suspension ofExecutions by More Than Two toOne Margin
Legislation NC
USA TODAY 20040531 OpEd Let Death Penalty Die Legislation MANewsday 20040625 Henican, Ellis We Can’t Let Killers Decide to Kill
SelvesLegislation NY
Newsday 20040625 Smith, Andrew &Metz, Andrew
Court: New York Death PenaltyUnconstitutional
Legislation NY
Rochester Democrat &Chronicle
20040722 Unknown Rewriting of Death Penalty isDerailed – Some Legislators WaryAbout Ongoing Trials, OthersOppose Law
Legislation NY 2004
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDOppose Law
NYC Bar Association 20041007 Unknown State of the Association of theBar of the City of New YorkRegarding New York’s DeathPenalty
Legislation NY
Newsday 20041009 Editorial Don’t Revise Death Law Legislation NYCQ Today 20041012 Unknown DNA Testing Legislation Ready for
President’s SignatureLegislation
NYTIMES 20041014 Editorial DNA Evidence of Bipartisanship LegislationASSOCIATED PRESS 20041017 Unknown Bar Group Urges California Death
Penalty MoratoriumLegislation CA
NYTIMES 20041118 Baker, Al Lawmakers See Little Chance toFix Flaws in New York’s DeathPenalty Statute This Year
Legislation NY
Lawrence (KS) Journal –World
20041130 Rothschild, Scott Death Penalty Law Changes FaceDebate
Legislation KS
Star-Ledger (NJ) 20041207 Schwaneberg,Robert
Codez Supports Death PenaltyMoratorium During New Study
Legislation NJ
Kansas City Star 20041217 Milburn, John Kansas Supreme Court rulesdeath penalty unconstitutional
Legislation KS
Cincinnati Post 20040101 Staff County, state sending fewer toDeath Row
LWOP OH Sentencing
Chicago Tribune 20040102 Coen, Jeff Death penalty skips '03 - No onesentenced to die in Cook Countyfor first time since '77
LWOP IL Sentencing
Chicago Tribune 20040102 Coen, Jeff Death Penalty Skips ‘03 LWOP IL SentencingPR Newswire 20040107 Unknown More Than Two-Thirds of
Americans Continue to Supportthe Death Penalty, According toNew Harris Poll Results
LWOP
Chicago Tribune 20040111 Gregory, Ted andPossley, Maurice
Lives still broken long afterkillings – Decades before Gov.Ryan’s clemencies, a UnitedStates Supreme Court rulingemptied death row, altering thelives of inmates and victimsfamilies
LWOP IL
Press Enterprise (CA) 20040125 Kataoka, Mike Death row cases dive – 16 werecondemned last year, down from42 in 1999. Five are Inlandkillers
LWOP CA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDkillers
Cincinnati Post 20040128 Perry, Kimball Death Row Roster – Stereotypesaside, a death penalty inCincinnati is the exception
LWOP OH
WASHINGTON POST 20040206 Levine, Susan A Shrinking Death Row – RulingsContribute to Maryland Decline,Reflecting US Trend
LWOP MD
Baltimore Sun 20040206 Sabar, Ariel Judge takes Baltimorean offdeath row
NYTIMES 20040309 Weber, Bruce A Poet’s Spirit Springs to Life onDeath Row
LWOP FL
Wilmington Star 20040314 AP Death-penalty convictionsdropping in N.C.
LWOP NC
Kansas City Star 20040319 Lambe, Joe Serial Killer pleads guilty, avoidsdeath penalty
LWOP MO
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040401 Unknown Life-without-parole bill sent toSebelius
LWOP KS
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Death penalty frequently sought,rarely imposed in Franklin County
LWOP OH
Ocean County Observer 20040411 Editorial Death penalty in N.J. is a farce LWOP NJSan Francisco Chronicle 20040414 Dineen, J.K. Life Behind Bars – union backs
Harris’ decision not to seek thedeath penalty
LWOP CA
Clarion Ledger 20040418 Gates, Jimmie Death penalty rarely sought inHinds – Expense, time, need forstrong evidence vital, districtattorney says
LWOP MS
The Star-Ledger 20040424 Coscarelli, Kateand Hepp, Rick
Nurse ready to strike deal inkillings – Cullen expected toplead guilty to murder, avoiddeath penalty
LWOP PA Cullen
Baltimore Sun 20040429 Gibson, Gail Death penalty rejected in druggang murders – Baltimore juryurges life for pair in violent saga
LWOP MD
NYTIMES 20040430 Kocieniewski,David
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty toKilling Hospital Patients
LWOP NJ Cullen
Houston Chronicle 20040506 McVicker, Steve Ex-prison spokesman’s job nowrests with defense
LWOP TX
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDRocky Mount Telegram 20040520 Eckard, J. Erik Debate About Death Sentences
Stirs EmotionsLWOP NC
Gallup 20040602 Public Divided Between DeathPenalty and Life ImprisonmentWithout Parole
LWOP
NYTIMES 20040612 AP Hung Jury Spares Nichols A 2nd
Time From DeathLWOP OK
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040613 Nichols’ Lawyer: US Torn byExecution
LWOP OK
Dallas Morning News 20040613 Unknown Several Jurors Opposed Executionof Nichols – 4 or 5 Would NotAgree to Sentence Him to Death
LWOP OK
NYTIMES 20040614 Davey, Monica After Second Nichols Trial,Frustration on Both Sides
LWOP OK
WASHINGTON POST 20040619 Jackman, Tom Death Penalty Deliberations ToreMalvo Jury Apart
LWOP VA Malvo
Christian Science Monitor 20040624 High Court Declines to OverturnDeath Sentence
LWOP AZ Ring
CBSNews.com 20040624 Court Rejects Death Row Appeals LWOP AZ RingNewsday 20040625 Henican, Ellis We Can’t Let Killers Decide to Kill
SelvesLWOP NY
Newsday 20040625 Smith, Andrew &Metz, Andrew
Court: New York Death PenaltyUnconstitutional
LWOP NY
NYTIMES (Series of 5Articles)
20040625 Glaberson,William, et al.
A 4-3 Ruling Effectively HaltsDeath Penalty in New York
LWOP NY
Rochester Democrat &Chronicle
20040722 Unknown Rewriting of Death Penalty isDerailed – Some Legislators WaryAbout Ongoing Trials, OthersOppose Law
LWOP NY
The Beaumont Enterprise 20040724 Unknown DA: “I Think This is the Beginningof the End of the Death Penalty
LWOP TX
NYTIMES 20040806 Preston, Julia Killers Get Life Sentence, inSetback for Justice Department
LWOP Quinones
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040808 Unknown Prosecutor Ends 3rd Death PenaltyBid for Killer of 2
LWOP MD
CNN.com 20040809 Unknown Terry Nichols Gets Life, No Parole LWOP OKASSOCIATED PRESS 20040811 AP Senate Adopts “Six” on Death
PenaltyLWOP NY
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040823 Unknown One-Time Death Row InmateReceives Parole Date
LWOP ID
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDCNN.com 20040823 Unknown Office Shooter Avoids Death
Penalty with Guilty PleaLWOP OH
NW Indiana News 20040824 Robinson,Ruthann
Shotgun Killer Escapes DeathPenalty
LWOP IN
Chicago Tribune 20040825 Coen, Jeff Killer Spared Death Penalty –Judge Orders Life Term in 3Slayings
LWOP IL
Austin-AmericanStatesman
20040826 Editorial Condemned Man Deserves aChance to Live
LWOP TX
NYTIMES 20040914 Glaberson,William
Death Penalty is Not Option inSlaying of 2 Detectives
LWOP NY
Marion Chronicle-Tribune 20040914 Unknown County Shuffles Money for Trial LWOP INAlbany (NY) Times-Union 20040915 Duggan, Erin Silver Sinks New Death Penalty
BillLWOP
Newsday (NY) 20040921 Dillon, Kathy Avoid Death Sentences – GiveCop Killers Life Without Parole
LWOP NY
The Oregonian 20040926 Unknown Killers’ Deals to Avoid DeathPenalty Put Oregon’s System onTrial
LWOP OR
CBS News 20040930 Unknown Professor With a Past LWOPSan Francisco Examiner 20041006 Fletcher, Ethan Juries Hesitant on Death Penalty LWOP CACBS News.com 20041017 Unknown A Deal With the Devil? LWOP TXOrlando Sentinel 20041111 Unknown Death Sentences Decline LWOP FLHouston Chronicle 20041112 Unknown Support for the Death Penalty
Remains HighLWOP TX
Scripps Research Center 20041113 Unknown Death Penalty: Fall 2004 TexasPoll
LWOP TX
Scripps News Service 20041113 Unknown POLL: Texans Still Favor DeathPenalty
LWOP TX
News & Record (NC) 20041117 Unknown Death Penalty Drops LWOP NCNYTIMES 20041118 Baker, Al Lawmakers See Little Chance to
Fix Flaws in New York’s DeathPenalty Statute This Year
LWOP NY
Denver Post 20041121 Editorial Death penalty Losing Its Grip LWOPCSM 20041122 Unknown What’s Behind the Decline in
Death SentencesLWOP
Knight-Ridder TribuneNews
20041126 Unknown Death Sentences Plummet WhileLife Terms Climb
LWOP FL
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041211 Unknown Once a Leader, Missouri BackingOff Executions
LWOP MO
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDGallup 20041215 Unknown Americans and the Death Penalty LWOPPalm Beach Post 20041216 Editorial 5 murders, life term; so scrap
death penaltyLWOP FL
Center for Public Opinion& Democracy
20041218 Unknown Support for Death Penaltyremains high in U.S.
LWOP
CNN.com 20040809 Unknown Terry Nichols Gets Life, No Parole McVeigh-Nichols OKLATIMES 20040331 Weinstein, Henry Texas Study Challenges ‘Violent
Behavior’ PredictionsMedical Ethics TX
NYTIMES 20040610 Liptak, Adam Should Doctors Help WithExecutions? No Easy EthicalAnswer
Medical Ethics
NYTIMES 20041120 AP Governor’s Role in ExecutionRaises Medical Issue
Medical Ethics KY
LATIMES 20041208 Zitrin, Arthur Doctor, Reread Your Oath Medical Ethics KYCNN 20040106 Drew, Kevin Executed mentally ill inmate
heard voices until the endMental Illness AK Singleton
Capital Times 20040126 Zaleski, Rob Death penalty hits home Mental Illness TX PanettiUnknown 20040204 Blumenthal, Ralph Insanity Issue Lingers as Texas
Execution is SetMental Illness TX Panetti
Fort Wayne JournalGazette
20040229 Editorial Executing the Mentally Ill –Meaningless distinction leavesCorcoran on death role
Mental Illness IN
Tyler Morning Telegraph 20040328 Unknown Case could add fuel to insanitydebate
Mental Illness TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040406 Unknown Psychiatrist testimony made thedifference in two cases ofmothers who killed children
Mental Illness TX
Austin AmericanStatesman
20040510 Editorial Finding Justice for Mentally IllDefendants
Mental Illness
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040518 AP Texas Governor Weighs DeathPenalty Reprieve for Mentally IllInmate
Chicago Tribune 20040525 Holland, Gina Court rules killer can fight deathby injection as cruel
Methods AL LethalInjection
NYTIMES 20040610 Liptak, Adam Should Doctors Help WithExecutions? No Easy EthicalAnswer
Methods LethalInjection
WASHINGTON POST 20040613 Levine, Susan Executions Carries Out To theLetter
Methods MD Oken
WASHINGTON POST 20041129 Carlson, Peter It’s All in the Execution Methods TXHouston Chronicle 20040930 Unknown Death Row Inmate Ruled
Competent to be ExecutedMI TX
Courier-Journal 20040621 Unknown Rules for Court-Martial: HowMilitary Trials Differ from CivilianTrials
Military
Fayetteville Observer 20040312 Cuningham,Henry
Bragg sniper’s death penaltyvoided
Military NC Kreutzer
Charleston Post andCourier
20040313 AP Army appeals court tosses deathsentence – Soldier convicted in1995 Fort Bragg attack
Military NC Kreutzer
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040122 Unknown Moratorium on death penaltyurged
Moratorium KS
Philadelphia Inquirer 20040221 Moran, Robert,and Gurney,Kaitlin
NJ court suspends executions Moratorium NJ
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDand Gurney,Kaitlin
Dallas Morning News 20040227 Editorial Time for a Pause: Banks decisionargues for moratorium
Moratorium TX Banks
NYTIMES 20040315 Davey, Monica Illinois Governor in the Middle ofNew Death Penalty Debate
Moratorium IL
CBSNews.com 20040421 AP U.N. Group Seeks End toExecutions
Moratorium
Radio Free Europe 20040603 Blua, Antoine Tajikistan: Parliament FollowsRegional Trend by AdoptingMoratorium on Death Penalty
Moratorium Europe
San Francisco Chronicle 20040108 Harris, Kamala Being Smart on Crime New Voices CA PoliticsSan Francisco Chronicle 20040108 Harris, Kamala Being Smart on Crime (Open
Forum)New Voices CA
San Francisco Chronicle 20040109 Van Derbeken,Jaxon
New D.A. Promises to be “Smarton Crime”
New Voices CA
NYTIMES 20040111 William Glaberson Killer’s Lawyers Seek to RaiseStandard of Proof for DeathPenalty
New Voices NY Juries
New Haven Advocate 20040115 Bass, Carole DNA & jailhouse Snitches –Connecticut drags its feet onenacting its own death-penaltyreforms
New Voices CT
RICHMOND TIMESDISPATCH
20040118 Green, Frank Death Penalty Divides Kaine,Kilgore
New Voices VA Politics
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040122 Unknown Moratorium on death penaltyurged
New Voices KS
Boston Herald 20040129 Leahy, William H. Justice isn’t served by executions New VoicesBaltimore Sun 20040206 Sabar, Ariel Judge takes Baltimorean off
death rowNew Voices MD
NYP 20040208 Shipp, E. R. Death Penalty’s Doomed New VoicesReuters 20040209 Unknown Theron Criticizes Death Penalty
After ‘Monster’New Voices Wuornos
Boston Globe 20040209 Wolf, Mark L. Judge Wolf’s Message toSampson
New Voices MA Sampson
MaximsNews.com
20040224 Morial, Marc H. Innocent of the Crime, ButAlmost Executed Anyway
New Voices NC Gell
Dallas Morning News 20040227 Editorial Time for a Pause: Banks decisionargues for moratorium
New Voices TX Banks
News Observer 20040302 Neff, Joseph andEisley, Matthew
N.C.’s top prosecutor calls foropening files
New Voices NC Gell
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDEisley, Matthew opening files
Orlando Sentinel 20040308 Bell, Maya Juvenile offenders could avoidexecution – Florida may join anational trend and strike thedeath penalty in such cases
New Voices FL
Michigan Live 20040319 Putnam, Judy Lawmakers keep death penaltyoff the ballot
New Voices MI
News Ledger 20040327 Unknown Families agree with decision tospare Cullen – Gettinginformation from alleged killeroutweighs revenge
New Voices NJ
LATIMES 20040404 Beiser, Vince The Ultimate Forgiveness New Voices MVFRFort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
20040406 De la Cruz, Ralph Even if death penalty iswarranted, ca we afford it?
New Voices FL
Miami Herald 20040407 Carter, Rosalynn No death penalty for juveniles New Voices FLOcean County Observer 20040411 Editorial Death penalty in N.J. is a farce New Voices NJSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel
20040414 Mahlburg, Bob Death Penalty Bill Advances New Voices FL
Daily Journal 20040421 Carrizosa, Philip Unseemly Politics of Death New Voices CANYADP 20040503 NY Religious
LeadersNew York Religious LeadersAgainst the Death PenaltyInterfaith Statement on CapitalPunishment
New Voices NY
Boston Globe 20040504 DAs rap governor’s death penaltyplan
New Voices MA
Baton Rouge Advocate 20040504 Ballard, Mark Indigent Defenders Problems CanLead to Overturned Cases
New Voices LA
CapeCod Times 20040506 DNA analysis not ‘infallible’ New Voices MACST 20040512 Pallasch, Abdon High Court Justice: U.S. would be
better off without the deathpenalty
New Voices
San Francisco Chronicle 20040519 Garofoli, Joe Bar Backs Harris’ Death PenaltyStand
New Voices CA
WSJ 20040526 Davies, Paul Psychiatrists Question Death forTeen Killers
New Voices
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040611 Schneiner, Bruce Prosecutors Cites ReligiousBeliefs in Seeking Out of MurderCases
New Voices KY
NYTIMES 20040612 Murphy, Dean E. Killing of Officer Stirs DeathPenalty Debate
New Voices CA
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNorth Carolina Coalitionfor a Moratorium
20040629 NCCM Eight Former N.C. Supreme CourtJustices Call on the GeneralAssembly for an Immediate Voteon the Moratorium Bill
New Voices NC
NCCM 20040707 NCCM Group of Murder Victime FamilyMembers Calls for ImmediateMoratorium on Executions
New Voices NC
NY Law Journal 20040715 Caher, John Leaders Urged to go Slow inAmending Death Law
New Voices NY
NYTIMES 20040719 AP High Court Asked to End ChildExecutions
New Voices
Witchita Eagle 20040720 Editorial Justice New Voices KS GarciaThe Beaumont Enterprise 20040724 Unknown DA: “I Think This is the Beginning
of the End of the Death PenaltyNew Voices TX
The Nation 20040727 Unknown No Longer Pushing the DeathPenalty
New Voices
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040808 Unknown Prosecutor Ends 3rd Death PenaltyBid for Killer of 2
New Voices MD
Boston Globe 20040809 Unknown Conley Seeks End to Bid forDeath Penalty
New Voices MA
Boston Herald 20040809 Unknown DA: Back Off Ashcroft: ConleyFights Feds Over Death Penalty
New Voices MA
Denver Post 20040816 Gorski, Eric Hopefulls Sidestep Religion New Voices COAlbany (OR) Democrat-Herald
20040829 Editorial Time to Rethink the DeathPenalty
New Voices
Asbury Park (NJ) Press 20040911 Unknown Kelaher Has Agenda to Pursue New Voices NJAlbany (NY) Times-Union 20040915 Duggan, Erin Silver Sinks New Death Penalty
BillNew Voices
Tidings Online News 20040917 Zapor, Patricia Kerry, Bush at Near-OppositeExtremes on Death Penalty
New Voices
Houston Chronicle 20040930 Khanna, Roma Police Chief Calls for Halt ofExecutions Until EvidenceConfirmed
New Voices TX
National Law Journal 20041004 Baldas, Tresa Exoneration as a CottageIndustry
San Francisco Chronicle 20040305 Dubow, Josh Death penalty has wide supportin California
Public Opinion CA
Gallup Poll Briefing 20040316 Gallup Support for the Death Penalty:U.S., Britain, Canada
Public Opinion
Korea Times 20040323 Unknown 65 Percent of Koreans SupportDeath Penalty
Public Opinion South Korea
Casper Star-Tribune 20040325 Westreicher, Tara Split on life or death Public Opinion WYNorth Carolina Council ofChurches
20040501 Doble Research The Death Penalty in NorthCarolina – The Public Considersthe Option
Public Opinion NC
North Carolina Coalitionfor a Moratorium
20040517 Hurley, Marshall North Carolinians SupportTemporary Suspension ofExecutions by More Than Two toOne Margin
Public Opinion NC
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDExecutions by More Than Two toOne Margin
San Francisco Chronicle 20040519 Matier, Phillip &Ross, Andrew
DA’s Death Penalty No-go gets aThumbs-up in San Francisco Poll
Public Opinion
Gallup 20040602 Public Divided Between DeathPenalty and Life ImprisonmentWithout Parole
Public Opinion
Ayres McHenry &Associates
20040604 Unknown (The Death Penalty for Murder)[poll question]
Public Opinion
Otago Daily Times 20040715 Unknown 28% Want Death Penalty Public Opinion InternationalWASHINGTON POST 20041022 Paley, Amit Execution Set in Pr. George’s
casePublic Opinion MD
San Francisco Magazine 20041026 Martin, Nina Innocence Lost Public Opinion CAGallup Poll 20041109 Saad, Lydia U.S. Crime Problem Less
Troubling to Americans: Slightdeclines also seen in fear of beingvictimized by crime
Public Opinion
Houston Chronicle 20041112 Unknown Support for the Death PenaltyRemains High
Public Opinion TX
Scripps Research Center 20041113 Unknown Death Penalty: Fall 2004 TexasPoll
Public Opinion TX
Scripps News Service 20041113 Unknown POLL: Texans Still Favor DeathPenalty
Public Opinion TX
Gallup 20041116 Carroll, Joseph Who Supports the Death Penalty Public OpinionGallup 20041215 Unknown Americans and the Death Penalty Public Opinion NationalCenter for Public Opinion& Democracy
20041218 Unknown Support for Death Penaltyremains high in U.S.
Court rejects jury bias claim –death row inmate allegedselection process tainted in 86case
Race TX Miller-El
Houston Chronicle 20040228 Korosec, Thomas Death row inmate loses appealclaiming racism
Race TX Miller-El
WASHINGTON POST 20040321 Morin, Richard Bias in the Jury Box? Race
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDHouston Chronicle 20040325 Unknown Court thwarts death sentence
over race issueRace TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040407 Unknown Rehnquist: Taney Had“Admirable” Career
Race
Clarion Ledger 20040418 Gates, Jimmie Death penalty rarely sought inHinds – Expense, time, need forstrong evidence vital, districtattorney says
Race MS
Boston Globe 20041101 Saltzman,Jonathan
New Juries Must Weigh Sentencein Capital Case
Race
Houston Chronicle 20041114 Unknown Are Judges Taking a Narrow Viewof Justice? The Grand JurySelection Method Often SeatsJurors Who Have Ties to LawEnforcement
Race TX
Austin American-Statesman
20041208 Editorial Fixing Texas Courts Will Not BeEasy, But It’s a Matter of Justice
Race TX
Houston Chronicle 20041217 Rice, Harvey Truck-death judge threatensprosecution over Ashcroft letter
Race
LATIMES 20041217 Unknown Peterson case has lingeringquestion
Race CA Peterson
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040123 Unknown Court Tosses Death Sentence,Cites Bias
Racism
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040304 Unknown Death Penalty Removed forChildren Under 18
RecentLegislation
WY
Charlotte News &Observer
20040515 Eisley, Matthew Second Look at Innocence –North Carolina Plans the Nation’sFirst Review Process for Prisoners
RecentLegislation
NY Law Journal 20040715 Caher, John Leaders Urged to go Slow inAmending Death Law
RecentLegislation
NY 2004
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040804 AP Open Discovery, Meter BillsSigned by Easley
RecentLegislation
NC 2004
NYTIMES 20040811 Baker, Al Pataki Introduces Bill to RestoreDeath Penalty
RecentLegislation
NY
Albany Times Union 20040811 Duggan, Eric Senate Bill Seeks to ReinstateState’s Death Penalty
RecentLegislation
NY
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040811 AP Senate Adopts “Six” on DeathPenalty
RecentLegislation
NY
Albany Times Union 20040812 Editorial Justice is Being Served RecentLegislation
NY
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDCA State Senate 20040824 Sen. Burton Senate Resolution 44 – Relative
to Administration of JusticeRecentLegislation
CA
WASHINGTON POST 20040910 Fitzgerald, Mary Victims Push for DNA Bill on Hill –Crime Legislation Stalls in PanelAgain
RecentLegislation
NYTIMES 20040914 Glaberson,William
Death Penalty is Not Option inSlaying of 2 Detectives
RecentLegislation
NY
Albany (NY) Times-Union 20040915 Duggan, Erin Silver Sinks New Death PenaltyBill
RecentLegislation
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041110 Unknown GOP Joins With Democrats in Callfor Death Penalty Review
RecentLegislation
OH
NYTIMES 20041212 Cuomo, Andrew Don’t Revise the Death Penalty RecentLegislation
NY
NYTIMES Magazine 20041212 Bazelon, Emily The Foolproof Death Penalty(Year in Ideas)
RecentLegislation
MA
Rochester Democrat &Chronicle
20041215 Unknown Lawmakers Rethinking DeathPenalty Law
RecentLegislation
NY
NYTIMES 20041216 Santora, Marc Morgenthau and Others SpeakOut Against Death Penalty
RecentLegislation
NY
NYTIMES 20041218 Liptak, Adam Kansas’ Death Penalty Law isDeclared Unconstitutional
RecentLegislation
KS
WASHINGTON POST 20040426 Cooperman, Alan Catholics Question Abortion Focus– Some Want Church to AddressIssues Such as Death Penalty
Religious Views Catholics
NYADP 20040503 NY ReligiousLeaders
New York Religious LeadersAgainst the Death PenaltyInterfaith Statement on CapitalPunishment
Religious Views NY
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040611 Schneiner, Bruce Prosecutors Cites ReligiousBeliefs in Seeking Out of MurderCases
Religious Views KY
Baltimore Sun 20040614 Rabbi RobertNosanchok
Marylanders Must Not StandSilent as the State Takes a Life inOur Name
Religious Views Jewish
National CatholicReporter
20040702 Editorial Dissent and the Death Penalty –the Death Penalty is a Bad Ideafor a Host of Reasons
Religious Views Catholic
Denver Post 20040816 Gorski, Eric Hopefulls Sidestep Religion Religious Views COASSOCIATED PRESS 20041006 Unknown Coors Opposes Death Penalty Religious ViewsNational Law Journal 20041018 Berry, Jahna Accusations of Bias Against
Jewish JurorsReligious Views
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDJewish Jurors
Conference of CatholicBishops
20041022 Unknown Cardinal Opposes ExpandingDeath Penalty for Terrorists
Religious Views Catholic
Gallup 20041116 Carroll, Joseph Who Supports the Death Penalty Religious ViewsNational Law Journal 20041122 Baldas, Tresa Limits Set On Arguments During
TrialReligious Views
NJ Catholic Conference 20041210 Bolar, William F. Statement on the Death Penalty Religious Views NJ CatholicAmerican Lawyer 20040100 Frankel, Alison Death-Defying Acts; many firms
cite their capital case pro bonowork.
Representation Pro BonoLawyers
National Law Journal 20040105 Post, Leonard Adopted Nowhere: ABA deathpenalty guidelines languish –opponents point to cost assupporters argue for betterrepresentation
Representation ABAStandards
Albuquerque Journal 20040114 Sandlin, Scott Attorney in Death Penalty CaseMay Quit Over Pay
Representation NM Attorney Fees
NYTIMES 20040116 Lewis, Anthony The Justices Take On thePresident
Representation 9-11
Baltimore Sun 20040122 Hanes, Stephanie Death row inmate may get newhearing – Prosecutors agree torequest on sentencing
Representation
National Law Journal 20040209 Council, John, andMauro, Tony
WASHINGTON POST 20040619 Jackman, Tom Death Penalty Deliberations ToreMalvo Jury Apart
Sentencing VA Malvo
New York Times 20040624 Unknown NewYork Court Ruling Appears toInvalidate Death Sentence
Sentencing NY
Christian Science Monitor 20040624 High Court Declines to OverturnDeath Sentence
Sentencing AZ Ring
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040624 Unknown Questions & Answers About theRuling
Sentencing NY
CBSNews.com 20040624 Court Rejects Death Row Appeals Sentencing AZ RingAmerican Prospect 20040624 Rosenbloom,
JosephThe Unique Brutality of Texas:Why the Lone Star State Leadsthe Nation in Executions
Sentencing TX
New York Times 20040625 Baker, Al Legislature is Given Task ofCorrecting Law’s Flaws
Sentencing NY
New York Times 20040625 Glaberson,William
A 4-3 Ruling Effectively HaltsDeath Penalty in New York
Sentencing NY
NYTIMES 20040625 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices, in 5-4 Vote, RaiseDoubts on Sentencing Rules
Sentencing Blakely
NYTIMES (Series of 5Articles)
20040625 Glaberson,William, et al.
A 4-3 Ruling Effectively HaltsDeath Penalty in New York
Sentencing NY
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Sentencing AZ Ring
Asbury Park (NJ) Press 20040907 Unknown 47 NJ Death SentencesOverturned
Sentencing NJ
Knight-Ridder 20040909 Unknown LA Judge Overturns DeathSentence
Sentencing LA
NYTIMES 20040915 Liptak, Adam Fewer Death Sentences BeingImposed in US
Sentencing
Abstract 20041001 Shepherd, Joanna Deterrence Versus Brutalizations:Capital Punishment’s DifferingImpact Sway States
Sentencing
Arizona Republic 20041004 Kiefer, Michael Jury Spares Murder’s Life inRetrial
Sentencing Ring
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDRetrial
San Antonio Express –News
20041005 Robbins, Marc DA Wants Death Row InmateFreed
Sentencing
San Francisco Examiner 20041006 Fletcher, Ethan Juries Hesitant on Death Penalty Sentencing CACQ Researcher 20041105 Jost, Kenneth Sentencing Debates: Are the
federal guidelinesunconstitutional?
Sentencing
Orlando Sentinel 20041111 Unknown Death Sentences Decline Sentencing FLNYTIMES 20041115 AP Justice Dept. Reports a 30-Year
Low in Death Sentences andfewer Inmates on Death Row
Sentencing
News & Record (NC) 20041117 Unknown Death Penalty Drops Sentencing NCNYTIMES 20041117 O’Donnell,
Michelle & WilliamGlaberson
US Reverses, Won’t Seek DeathPenalty in L.I. Case
Sentencing
Daytona Beach News-Journal
20041117 Editorial Fatal Inequities - GrowingUnease with Death Penalty
Sentencing FL
Star Ledger (NJ) 20041120 Editorial Rethink the Death Penalty SentencingDenver Post 20041121 Editorial Death penalty Losing Its Grip SentencingChristian Science Monitor 20041122 Unknown What’s Behind the Decline in
Death SentencesSentencing
Knight-Ridder TribuneNews
20041126 Unknown Death Sentences Plummet WhileLife Terms Climb
Sentencing FL
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041211 Unknown Once a Leader, Missouri BackingOff Executions
Sentencing MO
NYTIMES 20041218 Liptak, Adam Kansas’ Death Penalty Law isDeclared Unconstitutional
Sentencing KS
Ft Worth Star Telegram 20041220 Graczyk, Michael Texas Still No. 1 in Executions in2004 But Death Sentences Abate
Sentencing TX
WASHINGTON POST 20040406 Jackman, Tom Inconsistency Merits Mistrial,Muhammad Attorneys Argue
Sniper Trial VA Muhammad /Malvo
WASHINGTON POST 20041001 Jackman, Tom Charges Dismissed AgainstMuhammad
Sniper Trial VA
WASHINGTON POST 20041001 Jackman, Tom Charges Dismissed AgainstMuhammad
Sniper Trial VA
Excerpt 20041101 Wolff, Margaret In Sweet Company: ConversationWith Extraordinary Woman AboutLiving a Spiritual Life
Sr. Helen Prejean
NYC Bar Association 20041007 Unknown State of the Association of theBar of the City of New YorkRegarding New York’s DeathPenalty
Statements NY
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDRegarding New York’s DeathPenalty
Scientific American 20040201 Rosenfeld,Richard
The Case of the Unsolved CrimeDecline
Statistics
Chicago Tribune 20040502 Editorial The summer killing season Statistics ILNY Daily News 20040701 Gittrich, Greg City’s Murder Rate Continues
Long DeclineStatistics NY
BJS 20041107 BJS U.S. Prison PopulationApproaches 1.5 Million
Statistics
NYTIMES 20041115 AP Justice Dept. Reports a 30-YearLow in Death Sentences andfewer Inmates on Death Row
Statistics
Chicago Sun-Times 20041202 Unknown Chicago Murder Total May BeLowest Since 1965
Statistics IL
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041214 Unknown Murder Total Drops 6% in FirstHalf of Year
Statistics
NYTIMES 20040503 Belluck, Pam Massachusetts Offers Plan forDeath Penalty
Studies MA
Journal of Empirical LegalStudies
20040720 New Claimes About Executionsand General Deterrance: Déjà vuAll Over Again?
Studies
CA State Senate 20040824 Sen. Burton Senate Resolution 44 – Relativeto Administration of Justice
Studies CA
Skeptical InquirerMagazine
20041001 Goertzel, Ted Capital Punishment & Homicide –Sociological Realities &Econometric Illusions; DoesExecuting Murderers Cut theHomicide Rate or Not?
Studies
Dartmouth 20041001 Baicker, Katherine The Budgetary Repercussions ofCapital Conviction
Studies
LATIMES 20041030 Dolan, Maura &Evelyn Larrubia
Telling Police What They Want toHear Even if it’s False
Studies
Dallas Morning News 20041120 Unknown Accused May Get More Aid, MuchCriticized State Court WantsClaims of Innocence Investigated
Studies TX
Star-Ledger (NJ) 20041207 Schwaneberg,Robert
Codez Supports Death PenaltyMoratorium During New Study
Studies NJ
Baltimore Sun 20040122 Hanes, Stephanie Death row inmate may get newhearing – Prosecutors agree torequest on sentencing
Supreme Court
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20040127 Greenhouse,
LindaSupreme Court to Review UsingExecution in Juvenile Cases
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON POST 20040203 Editorial Still Cruel and Unusual Supreme CourtNYTIMES 20040204 Mansnerus, Laura New Jersey Courts Raises State
WASHINGTON POST 20040330 Lane, Charles Justices Weigh Challenge to Ala.Execution Method
Supreme Court AL
Idaho Statesman 20040331 Unknown Cost of death penalty likely tokeep going up
Supreme Court ID Ring
WASHINGTON POST 20040403 Gearan, Anne Foreign Rulings Not Relevant toHigh Court, Scalia Says
Supreme Court
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040407 Unknown Rehnquist: Taney Had“Admirable” Career
Supreme Court Rehnquist
Tampa Tribune 20040415 Brosco, Jeffrey P. Florida Ought Not Execute YoungOffenders
Supreme Court FL
ABA Juvenile JusticeCenter
20040419 Unknown Juvenile Editorial Coverage:Chronological List of Editorials RERoper v Simmons
Supreme Court Simmons
Miami Daily BusinessReview
20040429 Unknown Judge or Jury? Supreme Court FL Ring
NYTIMES 20040502 Liptak, Adam In Re Scalia the Outspoken v.Scalia the Reserved
Supreme Court Scalia
Bozeman Daily Chronicle 20040507 What’s next for Montana’s deathrow?
Supreme Court MT Ring
Science News 20040508 Unknown Teen Brains on Trial – theScience of Neural DevelopmentTangles with the Juvenile DeathPenalty
Supreme Court
Time Magazine 20040510 Wallis, Claudia,and Dell, Kristina
What makes Teens Tick Supreme Court
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDCST 20040512 Pallasch, Abdon High Court Justice: U.S. would be
better off without the deathpenalty
Supreme Court
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040513 AP Stevens Faults Death Penalty ButSays It’s Constitutional
Supreme Court Stevens
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040518 Grier, Holland Supreme Court Rejects DeathPenalty Appeal
Supreme Court Ring
Chicago Tribune 20040525 Holland, Gina Court rules killer can fight deathby injection as cruel
Supreme Court AL
WSJ 20040526 Davies, Paul Psychiatrists Question Death forTeen Killers
Supreme Court
CBSNews.com 20040624 Court Rejects Death Row Appeals Supreme Court AZ RingDallas Morning News 20040625 Unknown Supreme Court Reverses Case of
Death Row InmateSupreme Court TX Ring
Arizona Daily Star 20040625 Barrios, Joseph High court cuts off newsentencings for 86 on Arizonadeath row
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
Arizona Daily Star 20040625 Barrios, Joseph High court cuts off newsentencings for 86 on Arizonadeath row
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
Christian Science Monitor 20040625 Richey, Warren High court declines to overturndeath sentences
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
Christian Science Monitor 20040625 Richey, Warren High court declines to overturndeath sentences
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
KVOA Tucson 20040625 AP Supreme Court declines tooverturn death sentences
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
KVOA Tucson 20040625 AP Supreme Court declines tooverturn death sentences
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
NYTIMES 20040625 AP Supreme Court Rejects DeathRow Appeals
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
NYTIMES 20040625 AP Supreme Court Rejects DeathRow Appeals
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
NYTIMES 20040625 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices, in 5-4 Vote, RaiseDoubts on Sentencing Rules
Supreme Court Blakely
Reuters 20040625 Vicini, James Top Court Limits Reach of DeathPenalty Ruling
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
Reuters 20040625 Vicini, James Top Court Limits Reach of DeathPenalty Ruling
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
Seattle Times 20040625 Henderson,Stephen
Supreme Court pares death-penalty appeals
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDSeattle Times 20040625 Henderson,
StephenSupreme Court pares death-penalty appeals
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Supreme Court AZ Ring
WASHINGTON POST(Also: CBS, DallasMorning News, LATIMES,AZ Republic)
20040625 Lane, Charles Death Sentences Will Stand Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
WTOP.com 20040625 Gearan, Anne(AP)
Supreme Court Rejects DeathRow Appeals
Supreme Court AZ Summerlin
WTOP.com 20040625 Gearan, Anne(AP)
Supreme Court Rejects DeathRow Appeals
Supreme Court AZ Dieter
NYTIMES 20040719 AP High Court Asked to End ChildExecutions
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON POST 20040720 Cooperman, Alan High Court Asked to EndExecutions of Juveniles
Supreme Court
Dallas Morning News 20040720 Durnan, Kim Stays Linked to New AppealStrategies
Supreme Court TX
NYTIMES 20040720 Stout, David Dozens of Nations Weigh In onDeath Penalty Case
Supreme Court MO Simmons
Dallas Morning News 20040724 Pusey, Allen Taking the Fifth to Task Supreme Court TXScience Magazine 20040730 Beckman, Mary Crime, Culpability and the
Adolescent BrainSupreme Court
Arizona Republic 20041004 Kiefer, Michael Jury Spares Murder’s Life inRetrial
Supreme Court Ring
Chicago Tribune 20041013 Editorial Executing Teenagers Supreme Court SimmonsNYTIMES 20041013 Editorial Juveniles and the Death Penalty Supreme Court SimmonsUSA TODAY 20041013 Carter, Jimmy U.S. should join the world in
halting juvenile executionsSupreme Court Simmons
NYTIMES 20041014 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices Consider Executions ofYoung Killers
Supreme Court MO Simmons
NYTIMES Magazine 20041017 Raeburn, Paul Too Immature for the DeathPenalty?
Supreme Court Simmons
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041027 AP O’Connor Praises InternationalLaw
Supreme Court
CQ Researcher 20041105 Jost, Kenneth Sentencing Debates: Are thefederal guidelinesunconstitutional?
Supreme Court
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDNYTIMES 20041116 Greenhouse,
LindaSupreme Court Rebukes TexasAgain Over a Death Sentence
Supreme Court TX
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041118 Unknown Killer Who Cited Metallica SongGets Reprieve
Supreme Court TX
Legal Times 20041120 Unknown The World According to theSupreme Court
Supreme Court
NYTIMES 20041205 Liptak, Adam andBlumenthal, Ralph
Death Sentnces in Texas CasesTry Supreme Court’s Patience
Supreme Court TX
Austin American-Statesman
20041208 Editorial Fixing Texas Courts Will Not BeEasy, But It’s a Matter of Justice
Supreme Court TX
Houston Chronicle 20041210 AP Court to Hear Texas DeathPenalty Case
Supreme Court TX
NYTIMES 20041211 Greenhouse,Linda
Supreme Court to hear Case OfMexican on Death Row
Supreme Court
NYTIMES 20041214 Greenhouse,Linda
Lawyer Backed in ConcedingClient’s Guilt
Supreme Court FL Nixon
NYTIMES 20040116 Lewis, Anthony The Justices Take On thePresident
Terrorism 9-11
NYTIMES 20040116 Lewis, Anthony The Justices Take On thePresident
Terrorism 9-11
NYTIMES 20040629 Greenhouse,Linda
Justices Affirm Legal Rights of‘Enemy Combatant’ (IncludeBackground Material inaccompanying articles)
Terrorism Tribunals
CBS News.com 20040217 AP U.S. Prosecutor Sues Ashcroft Terrorism 9/11Herald Mail (MD) 20040930 Unknown USS Cole Dad’s Opinions Differ on
Death SentencesTerrorism
Conference of CatholicBishops
20041022 Unknown Cardinal Opposes ExpandingDeath Penalty for Terrorists
Terrorism
NY Daily News 20040718 Krajicek, David Life on Death Row Time on DeathRow
FL
Dallas Morning News 20040730 AP Retarded Man is Taken Off Texas’Death Row
Time on DeathRow
TX
LATIMES 20040804 Barry, Ellen Execution Plan Draws Pleas forKiller, Ailing and 74
Time on DeathRow
AL
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20041110 Unknown Court Moves 2 Killers Off DeathRow
Time on DeathRow
TX
WASHINGTON POST 20040806 Roig-Franzia,Manuel
Alabama Executes 74-Year-OldMan
Time on DR AL Hubbard
Prison Legal News 20041000 Taylor, G. Flint U.S. Torture: A Sordid History OfOfficial And Systematic Abuse
Torture
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDOfficial And Systematic Abuse
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram 20041008 Unknown Justice Fuel’d Lawyer’s Tenacity TX TXSan Antonio ExpressNews
20041009 Editorial Judiciary Should Delay HarrisExecution Dates
TX TX
LATIMES 20040404 Beiser, Vince The Ultimate Forgiveness Victim’s Families MVFRWASHINGTON POST 20040613 Schieber, Vicki
and SylvesterJustice Not Served Victim’s Families Against
Baltimore Sun 20040206 Sabar, Ariel Judge takes Baltimorean offdeath row
NYTIMES 20040316 Blumenthal, Ralph Another Oklahoma City BombTrial, and Still Questions Remain
Victims OK McVeigh &Nichols
News Ledger 20040327 Unknown Families agree with decision tospare Cullen – Gettinginformation from alleged killeroutweighs revenge
Victims NJ
The Star-Ledger 20040424 Coscarelli, Kateand Hepp, Rick
Nurse ready to strike deal inkillings – Cullen expected toplead guilty to murder, avoiddeath penalty
Victims NJ Cullen
ASSOCIATED PRESS 20040808 Unknown Prosecutor Ends 3rd Death PenaltyBid for Killer of 2
Victims MD
Austin Chronicle 20040820 Unknown No Mercy – The Case of JamesAllridge Raises Familiar QuestionsAbout the Texas Justice System
Victims TX
WASHINGTON POST 20040910 Fitzgerald, Mary Victims Push for DNA Bill on Hill –Crime Legislation Stalls in PanelAgain
Victims
Newsday (NY) 20040921 Dillon, Kathy Avoid Death Sentences – GiveCop Killers Life Without Parole
Victims NY
Herald Mail (MD) 20040930 Unknown USS Cole Dad’s Opinions Differ onDeath Sentences
Victims
Houston Chronicle 20041027 Unknown Execution Ends Week of Pleas Victims TXThe Courier-Journal 20041221 Riley, Jason Jury wants Noble put to death –
One victim’s family asked that helive
Victims KY
Chicago Tribune 20040111 Gregory, Ted andPossley, Maurice
Lives still broken long afterkillings – Decades before Gov.Ryan’s clemencies, a UnitedStates Supreme Court rulingemptied death row, altering thelives of inmates and victimsfamilies
Victims Families IL
SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORDStates Supreme Court rulingemptied death row, altering thelives of inmates and victimsfamilies
NCCM 20040707 NCCM Group of Murder Victime FamilyMembers Calls for ImmediateMoratorium on Executions
Victims Families NC
Houston Chronicle 20041020 Unknown Victim’s Family Pleads forInmate’s Life
Victims Families TX
San Francisco Chronicle 20040308 AP Nevada has high rate of“volunteer” executions
Volunteers NV
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
20040929 Unknown High Court Wants IssuesAddresses in Death Row Case