Prosecutors used the death penalty provision of a newly passed law to charge a 20-year-old man. The measure has sown widespread fear among gay Ugandans.
Tag: Capital Punishment
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Man Accused in 9/11 Plot Is Not Fit to Face Trial, Board Says
The question of Ramzi bin al-Shibh’s sanity has shadowed the case since he first appeared at the Guantánamo court in 2008. A new medical panel report says he has a mental illness making him incompetent for trial.
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Judge to Impose Death Sentence on Gunman in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
In the final hearing of the trial, survivors and relatives of victims will be given a chance to speak.
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Synagogue Shooting Survivors React to a Painful Trial and the Death Penalty
Some people expressed firm approval of the death sentence or acceptance that the jury had reached the right decision, while others were disappointed at the outcome.