Year: 2008

Dec. 11 TEXAS—-new death sentence Killer Robert Sparks sentenced to death Convicted murderer Robert Sparks has been sentenced to death for the fatalstabbing of his wife and 2 stepsons last […]

Dec. 9 TEXAS: Man sought in double slaying arrested A capital murder suspect wanted in the slayings of 2 people last week onthe Northeast Side has been arrested. More arrests […]

Dec. 8 TEXAS: Jury Gives Ramirez the Death Penalty The jury that found John Henry Ramirez guilty of stabbing a conveniencestore clerk 29 times back in 2004 took a little […]

Training for the Long Run, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s (NCADP) upcoming annual conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from January 22 to January 25, 2009, is convening at […]

Dec. 8 TEXAS: Sparks capital murder trial starts punishment phase today Now that Robert Sparks is a convicted murderer, the question turns towhether he deserves to die for killing his […]

Dec. 7 TEXAS: Harris sends nobody to death row First I learn that Houston's air is getting cleaner. Now I learn that we haven't sentenced a single scumbag murderer to […]

Dec. 5 TEXAS: Historic low number of death sentences in Texas Texas juries have sent 9 people to death row this year, the fewest in thestate for 1 year since […]

Dec. 4 TEXAS: DA Watkins questioned victim in death penalty trial Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins regularly sits in onhigh-profile trials at the courthouse. It's his job to know […]