May 5
GERMANY:
Germany rules out Turkish death penalty referendum
The German government says it won't allow Turks living in Germany to vote in a
possible referendum on reviving the death penalty in Turkey. President Erdogan
is contemplating reviving capital punishment.
Government
May 5
MICHIGAN:
May 4, 1846: Michigan becomes 1st state to abolish death penalty
Michigan became the 1st state to abolish the death penalty on this day in 1846.
Furthermore, when Michigan abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on
May 4, 1846 it wasn't just the 1st state to do
May 5
TEXAS:
College football stars could face death penalty after grand jury indicts them
on capital murder charges over the fatal shooting of a man, 29, during a
botched marijuana robbery
2 college football stars are facing a murder trial over the fatal shooting of a
29-year-old
