Mark Dean Schwab is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison in Raiford for the murder of Junny Rios-Martinez.
Schwab lawyer eyes top court
U.S. Supreme Court is last resort for a stay of Tuesday’s execution
Schwab was sentenced to death on July 1, 1992, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Mark Dean Schwab execution date set
Posted in Main, Missing Child Legislation, Murdered Children, tagged Cocoa Beach, death penalty, Florida, Junny Rios-Martinez, lethal injection on June 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Trouble in Texas
Posted in Jessica's Law, Main, Missing Child Legislation, tagged death penalty, rapists, texas on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Supreme Court rejects death penalty for child rapists
By DIANE JENNINGS
The Dallas Morning News
When Texas’ leading politicians called loudly for the death penalty for repeat child rapists last year, they knew there was a good chance the U.S. Supreme Court might find the provision unconstitutional. Legal experts told them so – repeatedly.
And on Wednesday [...]
Silver Alert system for Ohio
Posted in Main, Missing Adult Legislation, tagged Alzheimer’s, dementia, Silver Alert on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ohio has joined a growing list of states with a Silver Alert system.
Ohio implements Amber Alert for missing adults
By Emanuel Cavallaro
Staff Writer
Saturday, June 21, 2008
A recent revision to an Ohio Senate bill has authorized an alert program meant to aid missing adults in the same way the Amber Alert has aided the recovery of abducted [...]
North Carolina and H.B. 933
Posted in H.R. 4472, Jessica's Law, Main, Missing Child Legislation, tagged H.B. 933, NC, North Carolina on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is North Carolina Governor Mike Easley not upset about these sex offenders harming our children?
Governor Easley’s office made it clear in all their correspondences of last two years that North Carolina has strict laws for sex offenders. If that is the case Governor Easley, why are sex offenders and repeat offenders still able to [...]