Lakoff's apparent difficulty in interpreting the statue is hardly the result of "enigmatic wording" in the law.
After reading the article (Editorial Pages, Jan. 3), "Life or Death Confusion in the Law," by Robin
Linguistics Prof.
Drug traffickers face a maximum penalty of death under a new law issued Monday in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, the local radio reported.
A university student in Alma Ata was sentenced to death by firing squad and four others received
Drifter Steven Livaditis, who said he felt cheated by life, today was sentenced to the gas chamber for the murder of three people in a daylong siege last year at Van Cleef & Arpels, a posh Beverly Hills jewelry store.
Allow me to take issue with your pronouncements on the death penalty as stated in your editorial.
I have never been pro-capital punishment.
Your editorial reminded me of my own ignorance as a young white adult in segregated Arkansas.
This is how California's death penalty law works THE LAW California's death penalty law was adopted by voters in 1978.
A 23-year-old woman was dragged 300 feet to her death after her horse was frightened by an approaching bicycle, a sheriff's deputy said Saturday.
The Times Poll has performed an important public service by bringing out the fact that capital punishment is supported by large majorities of California citizens with varying interests across the board.
Lakoff's letter illustrates an interesting point about the law.
I am responding to the article in the View section of March 28, "Christ's Death Under Medical Examination" by Allan Parachini.
The first death from AIDS has been reported in Iceland.
A man apparently wrapped in newspapers to keep warm was found early today burning to death in a downtown parking garage, police said.
A mugger stabbed a U.S.
The American Medical Assn. has made a wise and useful revision of its code of ethics to permit medical doctors to withhold from certain patients "all means of life-prolonging medical treatment," including food and water.
State prosecutors demanded the death penalty today for 86-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal
Drugs are so commonplace in American society, cynics say, that there is almost nothing that we can do to stop people from abusing substances like cocaine.