Aug. 17
TEXAS:
'Shoot me in the head': Defense attorneys claim mental illness was reason
Laredo man killed wife
A man standing trial for slaying his 23-year-old wife asked responding officers
to shoot him in the head and told family members he should be given the death
penalty
Aug. 17
MISSISSIPPI:
Mississippi Says It Has Execution Drugs Amid Secrecy FightMississippi
prison officials say they have obtained new supplies of execution drugs.
Mississippi prison officials have obtained new supplies of execution drugs,
which could allow the state to carry out
Aug. 17
MALAYSIA:
An end to mandatory death penalty?
Under Malaysian law, capital punishment (the death penalty) is mandatory for
the crime of murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and several other offences.
Since 1992, at least 651 convicted persons (Malaysians) have been given the
