Capital Punishment

Prosecutors portrayed Ricky Dubose as a cunning and calculated killer, one who deserved the ultimate punishment

A jury convicted Ricky Dubose after deliberating for about 90 minutes

The state's problems in following its own lethal injection protocol are more extensive and complicated than officials have acknowledged

"For the sake of the victims' families, many of whom have waited for decades — as many executions as possible are set four weeks apart," AG John O'Connor said

The ruling paves way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case

Ricky Dubose could be executed if convicted in the fatal shooting of Sgts. Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue

The development comes after Gov. Bill Lee's decision last month to abruptly halt the execution of inmate Oscar Smith

The pause will remain in effect through the end of the year to allow time for the review and corrective action

Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed Thursday evening for the June 1990 fatal shooting of Houston police officer James Irby

The issue dealt with "mishandling" of the drugs intended for Oscar Smith's lethal injection, his attorney's office said

Richard Moore's execution had been scheduled for April 29

Carl Wayne Buntion had been on parole just six weeks when he shot Officer James Irby during a traffic stop

Only three executions in the United States have been carried out by firing squad since 1976

Attorneys for the inmates are seeking to get the state's new firing squad and century-old electric chair declared unconstitutional

Clarence Dixon has 20 days to decide whether to be injected with a lethal drug or be executed by the gas chamber