Lawyers lose fight to halt execution of Jack Alderman
Last updated on 16th October 2008 at 3:37 pm |
Despite last minute attempts by British lawyers, Jack Alderman, the longest serving prisoner on death row in the United States, was executed this month by lethal injection. British lawyers had made an eleventh-hour attempt to save him. The Law Society, the Bar Council and the charity Reprieve had called on David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, to use diplomatic channels to stay the execution of Alderman and end what they called the “gross injustice of 34 years”.
Tagged As: Execution
Source: The TImes
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