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Jun 17, 2004
Snitch Work
By Tom LowensteinPhiladelphia City PaperPART ONEAt the end of July 1988, there were two unsolved murders of little girls in Northeast Philadelphia. Heather Coffin had been sexually assaulted and murdered in 1987 in Frankford, and Barbara Jean Horn had been murdered on July 12, 1988, somewhere near her house on Rutland Street, near Cottman Avenue. The police had a suspect in the Coffin murder, a 22-year-old named Raymond Sheehan, but had been…
Read MoreMay 26, 2004
Psychiatrists Question Death for Teen Killers
In 1993, when 17-year-old Christopher Simmons abducted and murdered his neighbor, little did he know that some of the nation’s top brain researchers and psychiatrists would one day rush to his defense before the Supreme…
Read MoreMay 11, 2004
New research shows stark differences in teen brains
By Lee…
Read MoreMay 10, 2004
Finding Justice for mentally ill defendants
May 10, 2004: Austin American-StatesmanFinding justice for mentally ill defendants There is little doubt that Texas will execute Kelsey Patterson on May 18 if left to its own devices. Neither is there doubt that Patterson is guilty of murdering two East Texans. Even so, this case never should have reached this point, given that Patterson is severely mentally ill.In 1992, Patterson was wandering the streets with a hand gun when he happened upon Louis Oates, a Palestine…
Read MoreMay 10, 2004
What Makes Teens Tick
By Claudia Wallis; Kristina Dell, with reporting by Alice Park/New…
Read MoreApr 30, 2004
Recent Editorials on the March 2004 Decision by the International Court of Justice
Exhibit A in how emotion can cloud reason is the political yammering over an International Court of Justice ruling that the United States had violated a treaty guaranteeing foreign criminal defendants the right to consult with their…
Read MoreApr 29, 2004
Juvenile Executions — At least raise Florida’s minimum age to 18
Daytona Beach…
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Draw the line — The Florida Senate voted Tuesday to end the death penalty for juveniles. The House should now do the same.
St. Petersburg…
Read MoreApr 26, 2004
Stop executing minors
National Law…
Read MoreApr 25, 2004
Keep your promise — It’s time for the Florida Legislature to pass the bill that exempts juveniles from the death penalty.
St. Petersburg…
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