Death Penalty

Death penalty decision on accused kidnapper-killer expected in July

25 May 2012

Death penalty decision on accused kidnapper-killer expected in July Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:50 p.m., Thursday, May 24, 2012 In a Thursday hearing, a Montgomery County judge gave Verna McClain's attorneys a July 1 deadline to turn over mitigating evidence ...

Military prosecutor calls for death penalty in absentia trial of ex-Tunisian dictator

24 May 2012

The prosecutor in a military tribunal has demanded the death penalty for Tunisia's former dictator over his role in the deaths of protesters during the popular uprising that overthrew him a year...

UT/TT Poll: Texans Stand Behind Death Penalty

24 May 2012

by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Texans remain strongly in favor of the death penalty and nominally in favor of abortion rights and medically assisted suicide, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Voters' overwhelming support for the death penalty remains intact, with 73 percent either somewhat or strongly in support and only 21 percent opposed. ...