Publications & Testimony
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Nov 02, 2001
Dr. Sidney Wolfe’s Letter to John Romine, M.D., urging the immediate suspension of Dr. Fred Pintz’s license to practice medicine because of his involvement in an upcoming execution
Dr. Wolfe’s letter PUBLIC CITIZEN November 2, 2001 Urgent: Immediate…
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The trial of Bin Laden: What to do if terrorist suspect is taken alive?
By HENRY WEINSTEIN Los Angeles Times Thursday, November 01,…
Read MoreOct 08, 2001
U.S. death penalty could prove hurdle to extradition of terror suspects from Britain
Associated Press October 8,…
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Terrorist Attacks Affirm Need for a Paradigm Shift
Sr. Helen Statement after Terrorist Attacks Sister Helen Prejean, csj September 17,…
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Push Is on for Larger Jury in Military Capital Cases
New York…
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Sentence Thrown Out Over Withheld Evidence
By RAYMOND BONNER The New York TimesAugust 30,…
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NORTH CAROLINA PREPARES TO EXECUTE INMATE REPRESENTED BY ALCOHOLIC ATTORNEY
For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 23, 2001 Contact: Gerda Stein (919) 956‑9545 Center for Death Penalty Litigation Brenda Bowser (202) 293‑6970 Death Penalty Information…
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United States Supreme Court Decisions: 2000 — 2001 Term
In a 7 – 2 vote, the Court re-affirmed that defendants facing the death penalty have the right to inform jurors when a life sentence would include no possibility of parole. The Court found that Wesley A. Shafer’s right to due process was violated when a South Carolina trial judge refused to clarify for jurors that, if they sentenced Shafer to life, he would have no possibility of parole. Justice Ginsburg, writing for the majority, stated that the jury was obviously confused about the meaning of…
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Dead Reckoning
Part I THE…
Read MoreJul 25, 2001