2005 E- File Index FILENAM SOURCE DATE AUTHOR TITLE CATEGORY ST KEYWORD 2005-0239 Reuters 20051128 US to hold 1,000th execution 1000th Execution PRINT Washington Post 20051202 B. Goodman North Carolina Man is 1000th person executed since 1976 1000th Execution NC 2005-0140 The Nation 20050607 Muriithi Muriuki Death Penalty to Be Abolished Africa Judge orders Moore freed -- Inmate leaves jail; once on death row in 2005-0043 Hunstville Times 20050205 Tipton murder AL AL 2005-0042 Associated Press 20050207 Man's release creates backlash AL AL Moore in jail as judge reversed----Appeals court to decide on murder 2005-0046 Hunstville Times 20050209 charge dismissal AL AL 2005-0056 TheCabin.net 20050216 Nelson, Melissa Senate OKs eliminating death penalty for 16-,17-year-olds AR AR 2005-0015 Los Angeles Times 20050117 California's Death Penalty Lie Arbitrariness CA 2005-0017 The American Lawyer 20050118 McCollum, Douglas The Accidental Defender Arbitrariness TX 2005-0032 Philadelphia Inquirer 20050130 Slovik execution haunts after 60 years Arbitrariness 2005-0029 Hartford Courant 20050201 Death Penalty Revisited Arbitrariness CT 2005-0049 USA Today 20050210 Willing, Richard Death row population is graying Arbitrariness 2005-0063 Gotham Gazette 20050224 Who Got The Death Penalty Arbitrariness NY 2005-0068 Los Angeles Times 20050303 Dolan, Maura Is Justice Done in 2 Versions? Arbitrariness CA 2005-0079 NYT 20050323 Fried, Charles Federalism Has a Right to Life, Too Arbitrariness PRINT NYT 20050329 Johnson, Kirk Colorado Court Bars Execution Because Jurors Consulted Bible Arbitrariness CO PRINT Washington Post 20050409 Goo, Sara Kehaulani High Turnover at Agency Raises Concern for Air Safety Arbitrariness PRINT NYT 20050413 Dewan, Shaila Bomber Offers Guilty Pleas, And Defiance Arbitrariness 2005-0105 ABA Journal 20050415 McDonough, Molly No Indigent Defense? No Trial Arbitrariness LA With Tennessee's death chamber silent since the Coe execution in 2000, 2005-0115 The Jackson Sun 20050424 public debate continues Arbitrariness TN Study finds Ohio's death penalty unfair; lawmakers hope to reform 2005-0122 Associated Press 20050505 application Arbitrariness OH 2005-0147 Washington Post 20050628 Charles Lane Justices Back Tenn. Execution Despite Court Error Arbitrariness TE PRINT NYT 20050715 Zezima, Katie In Rare Case, Vermont Jury Backs Death for a Killer Arbitrariness 2005-0163 Edinburgh Evening News 20050718 R.C. Picket There's no justice in death chamber Arbitrariness TX 2005-0189 Birmingham News 20050817 No defense for indigent cases Arbitrariness AL PRINT Washington Post 20050925 Richard Morin Unconventional Wisdom: The Legacy of Lynching Arbitrariness Death penalty getting costly in Mississippi-Counties having to foot high 2005-0205 The Clarion Ledger 20051106 bills for defense attorneys Arbitrariness MS 2005-0211 Atlanta Journal 20051113 A matter of life and death-Holdouts frustrate other jurors Arbitrariness GA Prof: victims affect sentence - New study finds childhood experience 2005-0214 Arizona Daily Wildcat 20051116 linked to violent crime Arbitrariness AZ PRINT Washington Post 20051126 Evelyn Nieves As Execution Date Nears, Gang Founder Stirs Debate Arbitrariness CA PRINT Washington Post 20051202 B. Goodman North Carolina Man is 1000th person executed since 1976 Arbitrariness NC 2005-0040 Courier-Journal Noble Receives 2 Death Sentences Arbitrariness KY Sherman Noble receives death penalty in 2 murders, life in prison for 2005-0041 Fox41 News another Arbitrariness KY 2005-0009 New Yorker 20050117 Toobin, Jeffrey Killer Instincts AZ 2005-0055 Associated Press 20050215 Deciding life, death takes toll on jurors AZ AZ 2005-0110 The Arizona Republic 20050420 DNA exonerates another death row inmate AZ AZ 2005-0031 The Times-Picyune 20050130 Weinberg, Steven Doing the story justice Books LA Execution drug is challenged in court---Ban paralyzing agent that could 2005-0012 Sacramento Bee 20050113 mask pain, ACLU and others say. CA CA Bishop Richard J. Garcia, Bishop Jerry A. Lamb, Bishop Beverly J. Shamana, 2005-0014 San Francisco Chronicle 20050115 Bishop David G. Mullen, Rev. David Power Over Life and Death ----The power to save a life CA CA 2005-0015 Los Angeles Times 20050117 California's Death Penalty Lie CA CA 2005-0038 Los Angeles Times 20050204 Dolan, Maura IQ as a Matter of Life, Death CA CA 2005-0039 Press-Enterprise 20050204 Fewer sent to death row CA CA 2005-0050 Los Angeles Times 20050211 California Eases Death-Row Disability Standards CA CA 2005-0068 Los Angeles Times 20050303 Dolan, Maura Is Justice Done in 2 Versions? CA CA 2005-0069 Los Angeles Times 20050306 Tempest, Ron Death Row Often Means a Long Life CA CA 2005-0070 Associated Press 20050308 Death Row Inmate Found Wrongly Convicted CA CA 2005-0098 Whitefish Pilot 20050407 Hensleigh, Christine Quatman tells his version of California death row retrial case CA CA 2005-0114 Los Angeles Times 20050421 Eroding the Death Penalty CA CA 2005-0004 Hartford Courant 20050106 Taylor, Frances Death Penalty Fight Escalates Catholic CT PRINT NYT 20050208 Carey, Benedict For the Worst of Us, the Diagnosis May Be ‘Evil’ Causes of Violence Texas Appleseed/The Texas The Role of Mercy-Safeguarding Justice in Texas Through Clemency 2005-0059 Innocence Network 2005 Reform Clemency TX PRINT Chigago Tribune 20040111 Ted Gregory, Maurice Possley Lives still broken long after killings Clemency IL 2005-0005 WP 20050106 Gonzales's Clemency Memos Criticized Clemency TX Bishop Richard J. Garcia, Bishop Jerry A. Lamb, Bishop Beverly J. Shamana, 2005-0014 San Francisco Chronicle 20050115 Bishop David G. Mullen, Rev. David Power Over Life and Death ----The power to save a life Clemency CA 2005-0015 Los Angeles Times 20050117 California's Death Penalty Lie Clemency CA PRINT NYT 20050118 Murphy, Dean E. Lawyers Cite Killer’s Brain Damage as Execution Nears Clemency CA Beardslee Baird not insane, court says-Indiana justices rule 3-2 that man can be put 2005-0192 Indianapolis Star 20050826 to death; attorney will appeal to U.S. high court Clemency IN Execution debate warrants a wait. Our position: Convicted killer Arthur Baird should not be put to death while issues of mental illness are 2005-0193 Indianapolis Star 20050826 unresolved. Clemency IN 2005-0194 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 20050826 Clemency for Baird Clemency IN 2005-0199 Indianapolis Star 20050829 Kevin Corcoran Governor spares life of convicted killer Clemency IN 2005-0195 Washington Post 20050901 Hoosier Mercy Clemency IN 2005-0236 Richmond Times Distpatch 20051122 Warner facing tough decision Clemency VA PRINT Washington Post 20051126 Evelyn Nieves As Execution Date Nears, Gang Founder Stirs Debate Clemency CA Two tests of our commitment to justice: In Virginia, 4 Innocent Men PRINT Washington Post 20051127 L. McCann, E. James Deserve Clemency. In Maryland, the Case for Sparing a Life Clemency MD PRINT Washington Post 20051127 M. Clod Warner Weighing Inmate's Plea for Clemency Clemency VA Statement Of Governor Warner 2005-0221 20051129 On The Clemency Petition Of Robin Lovitt Clemency VA PRINT NYT 20051202 Mark Essig Clemency for a Crip? Clemency CA PRINT NYT 20051202 Adam Liptak After 24 Years on Death Row, Clemency Is Killer's Final Appeal Clemency CA PRINT Washington Post 20051202 E. Robinson No Special Break for Tookie Clemency CA 2005-0246 Inside Bay Area 20051229 Ex-justice, former warden urge killer's clemency Clemency CA PRINT NYT 20051130 David Stout Clemency Stops an Execution in Virginia Clemency (commutations) VA 2005-0006 AP 20050109 Murderer removed from death row Commutation IN 2005-0024 Reuters 20050125 Ex-Death Row Inmate Wins Suit Against FBI Agents Compensation IL State doesn't give dime to the innocent-Only 20 states compensate those 2005-0165 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 20050807 wrongfully jailed Compensation PA Phoenix OKs $3 mil Krone settlement -Man was twice wrongfully 2005-0172 The Associated Press 20050928 convicted in 1991 death of bartender at lounge Compensation AZ 2005-0198 Dayton Daily News 20050906 Clear-cut Spirko case now has many holes Confessions OH PRINT Washington Post 20051206 Tom Jackman Jurors back Clemency for 'Norfolk 4' Confessions VA 2005-0144 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 20050623 Costly Executions Cost IN 2005-0212 The Idaho Statesmen 20051113 Judge gives thoughtful review on the death penalty Cost ID 2005-0020 Associated Press 20050123 La.'s death row to be expanded Costs LA Silver might block death penalty----Assembly boss cites life-without- 2005-0022 Democrat & Chronicle 20050127 parole law in effect Costs NY DA says public best served without death penalty Schenectady County's 2005-0045 Albany Times Union 20050205 Duggan, Erin Robert Carney cites costs, criteria issues Costs NY Suspect in 3 slayings may face death penalty----Fewer capital cases are 2005-0058 Source not listed 20050218 being pursued in Indiana and nation. Costs IN 2005-0069 Los Angeles Times 20050306 Tempest, Ron Death Row Often Means a Long Life Costs CA 2005-0204 Marin Independent Journal 20051105 Death row plan OK'd over Marin objections Costs CA Death penalty getting costly in Mississippi-Counties having to foot high 2005-0205 The Clarion Ledger 20051106 bills for defense attorneys Costs MS 2005-0219 newsday.com 20051121 Report: Death penalty cost $253M and executed no one in NJ Costs NJ 2005-0237 Trenton Times 20051122 Group seeks to kill death penalty Costs NJ 2005-0238 Asbury Park Press 20051122 Keeping capital punishment a waste of money Costs NJ 2005-0004 Hartford Courant 20050106 Taylor, Frances Death Penalty