April 10
TEXAS:
Mandatory DNA testing bill advances
A DNA-testing bill seeking to prevent wrongful convictions, restore faith in
the state's justice system and prevent costly delays to state executions passed
the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday in a unanimous vote.
Senate B
April 10
NEW ZEALAND:
NZ's top trading partner executes the most people
New Zealand has a "proud history" of condemning the death penalty but some of
its most important trading partners are the worst offenders, Amnesty
International says.
The organisation's annual review of death sen