Originally posted by texasmom Unless it was Texas, then they'd already have been sentenced to DEATH.
Originally posted by Wolfala I dunno, I think getting raped in the shower is an appropriate sentence. Esp with no hope of getting out.
Originally posted by Toad Uhh.... I think they'd probably enjoy that.
Originally posted by Dowding You're right. There's no such thing as law and order either.
Originally posted by Shifty I'm not sure if murder in the first degree gets you a death sentence anymore even in Texas.
Capital OffensesMurder of an on-duty public safety officer or firefighter Murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit a felony offense (such as kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat) Murder for remuneration (both the person who does the actual murder and the person who hired them) Murder during prison escape Murder of a correctional employee Murder by a state prison inmate who is serving a life sentence for any of five offenses — murder, capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated robbery Murder while incarcerated with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination Multiple murders (at least two or more murders during the same "criminal act", which can involve a series of events not taking place at the same time) Murder of an individual under six years of age Murder of a person in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of the other person as a judge or justice of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county court, a statutory county court, a justice court, or a municipal court.
