DP9
A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.
Tag Archives: Oregon Death Penalty
WE SHOULD NOT EXECUTE UNTIL THE DEBATE IS CONCLUDED, By Jeff Ellis, OADP Board member and Director of the Oregon Capital Resource Center
Imagine a death row inmate who is unquestionably ineligible for a death sentence. That person might be intellectually disabled. Or, he may be severely mentally ill. Now, imagine that the Governor attempts … Continue reading
Hayward v Belleque (2/15/2012) Oregon Court of Appeals – PCR
Hayward v. Belleque (2/15/2012) Opinion Appeal from rejection of post-conviction relief claim in Marion County Circuit Court before Judge Albin W. Norblad. Argued and Submitted: November 21, 2011 – Salem, … Continue reading
Dayton Leroy Rogers death sentence gets review in Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon returns lethal injection drugs
Dayton Leroy Rogers, convicted and sentenced to death in 1989, is set for his third trip to the Oregon Supreme Court on January 12 for review of his death sentence. … Continue reading
Please thank Governor Kitzhaber for his historic decision
The death penalty as practiced in Oregon is neither fair nor just; and it is not swift or certain. It is not applied equally to all. It is a perversion of … Continue reading
Previous Posts
- Under Construction
- Texas executes Elroy Chester
- Florida executes William Van Poyck
- Oral Argument: State of Oregon v. Michael Spencer Washington, Jr.(6/4/13)
- RONALD DEERE V. VINCE CULLEN (9th Circuit) 6/3/13
- California update 5/30 (California’s death penalty on hold again)
- Florida executes Elmer Carroll
- Nevada Update 5/29 (Death penalty audit clears Nev. Senate panel)
- Texas executes Jeffrey Demond Williams
- Arizona update 5/10 (Arizona death-row inmate dies of apparent suicide)
