Texas weighs new option in capital cases

Published: April 4, 2003 at 4:16 PM

AUSTIN, Texas, April 4 (UPI) -- A Texas state senator said Friday his state should have the same sentencing options in capital cases that most other death penalty states have. Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, is sponsoring a bill that would gives Texas juries the option of a life sentence without parole.

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