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[4] Although 31 states still retain the death penalty, only 7 of them actually carried out executions in 2014. [5] Twenty-six states have carried out executions during the last ten years; [6] the remaining 7 states, the U.S. Federal Government, and the U.S. Military are de facto abolitionist by U.N. standards.
laws vary from state to state, so I won't comment on what crimes can get one executed outside of Texas. In Texas, the only crime for which the death penalty can be imposed is muder-and not just ANY murder, but only murders committed in the course of ANOTHER felony.That is, if I shoot and kill a teller while robbing a bank, I'm eligible for the death penalty.aws vary from state to state, so I won't comment on what crimes can get one executed outside of Texas. In Texas, the only crime for which the death penalty can be imposed is muder-and not just ANY murder, but only murders committed in the course of ANOTHER felony.