Sentence examples for moratorium on death from inspiring English sources

Fifteen other states have adopted the same posture on lethal injections, in effect creating a moratorium on death sentences nationwide.

There is currently a moratorium on death sentences in Oregon and the American Bar Association has called for the ending of capital punishment in Kentucky, citing unreliability.

Recent polls in Texas show support for DNA testing and even a moratorium on death row cases in which DNA testing could prove innocence.

The Constitutional Court in Russia also renewed a moratorium on death sentences in November, and the Amnesty report cited the court ruling saying that the "path towards full abolition of the death penalty is irreversible".

Perhaps as a result, the poll endorsed strong support for free DNA testing for inmates, as well as for a moratorium on death row cases that might be affected by DNA testing.

Mr. Garza was convicted in 1993 of three drug-related murders in Texas and in recent months a group of religious, civil rights and political leaders have asked Mr. Bush to declare a moratorium on death sentences, citing Mr. Garza's case.

Mr. Terry said he preferred an early version of the bill, which would have put a broader moratorium on deaths by starvation and dehydration.

You report that one of my Democratic mayoral rivals, Mark Green, "said he did not believe it was possible to both support the death penalty and a moratorium on the death penalty".

In response to a reporter's question, he said he did not believe it was possible to both support the death penalty and a moratorium on the death penalty.

"We were very pleased that Mauritania has enacted a moratorium on the death penalty, but still the death penalty is on the books for such crimes as homosexuality and apostasy," Flinterman said.

High-level officials even promised a moratorium on the death penalty until they reviewed all death sentences.