the state of texas reinstated the death penalty on january 10, 1973.
the state of texas reinstated the death penalty on january 10, 1973.
when did the state of texas reinstate the death penalty?
january 10, 1973
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after the 1976 united states supreme court decision in "gregg v. georgia" permitted states to reinstate the death penalty, the kansas legislature made numerous attempts to do so, but governor john w. carlin vetoed such legislation in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1985. the death penalty was eventually reinstated on april 23, 1994. of states that still allow the death penalty, kansas was the last to reinstate the death penalty in the modern era. the law became effective on july 1, after then-governor joan finney, despite her proclaimed opposition to capital punishment, decided to allow the bill to become law without her signature. the first degree murder with the aggravating factors is the only crime punishable by death. despite reinstatement, no one has been executed since.
capital punishment in kansas