Jan. 8
VIRGINIA:
VERDICT MAY BRING CHANGES
Gov. Mark Warner took a risky step Thursday when he gave the green light
to retest DNA evidence from a crime committed almost 25 years ago.
Failure to order the retesting, however, would have been even more risky,
especially for those who may find
Jan. 8
IOWA:
Death penalty, cigarette tax lack backing
The death penalty most likely won't get a stay of execution in Iowa and a
proposal to increase the cigarette tax could go up in smoke.
Both issues most likely won't get debated this year in the nearly balanced
state House of Represent
Jan. 8
ALABAMA:
Stopping to think
Don't bother making a reasoned case for suspending executions to
Republican members of the Alabama House of Representatives. Their mind is
made up.
Though the legislative session doesn't begin until Tuesday, Republican
House members already have decided th
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
HPD analysts avoided serious penalty before3 suspended at the crime
lab had earlier rebukes reduced on appeal
The 3 analysts suspended because of the latest findings in the Houston
crime-lab investigation have been targeted for discipline previously or
cited for errors i
