tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post913746085130707502..comments2023-10-25T02:06:38.148-07:00Comments on Texas Death Penalty: Top Texas Death Penalty Stories in 2009Hooman Hedayatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174966445842575829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post-89928059584426070842010-01-18T16:24:52.745-08:002010-01-18T16:24:52.745-08:00Another interesting death penalty story from 2009 ...Another interesting death penalty story from 2009 is the interesting statistic that executions were up last year, while death sentences went down. That's either due to a drop in the national murder rate (as death penalty proponents claim) or the fact that jurors are starting to give more consideration to the implications of a death sentence. Either explanation would be good news.<br /><br />http://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2010/01/08/death-sentences-down-but-executions-up-in-2009/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com