California advocates and opponents sparred over the new proposed protocol for lethal injection on public hearing last week. Advocates urged the protocol adoption which could resume executions in the state after a 10-year hiatus.
Christopher E. Brooks was executed Thursday night for being convicted of rape and murder. The Supreme Court upheld Alamaba jury's decision to put Brooks to death by lethal injection.
The Supreme Court has ruled Florida's death penalty system unconstitutional. 390 inmates on Florida's death row is expecting to appeal for resentencing.
Execution awaits a Pittsburg County killer after his appeals were denied by the US federal court. Judges said the man might have been saved from death penalty had he told the jury about his mental disorder.
