05 May 2017 :
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed a trial court finding declaring Pedro Solis Sosa ineligible for the death penalty because of Intellectual Disability. The Court resentenced Sosa to life in prison without parole. Sosa, 65, Hispanic, was sentenced to death on January 7, 1985 for the November 4, 1983 murder, during a bank robbery, of Ollie F. Childress Jr., 55, a deputy sheriff.
The Osaka District Court on April 15, 2024 dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind.
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A Nigerian court on March 26, 2024 sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.
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