Well, they executed Tookie Williams. He declined a last meal and ate the standard prison fare instead (mac and cheese and green beans), and it took him 36 minutes to die after the lethal injection entering the chamber.
Stealing bikes from disabled kids! You're going to hell for that one!
And speaking of going to hell, a woman in San Bruno was convicted of dragging a hapless Jehovah's Witness into her house last Christmas day and beating her with a butcher knife. The Jehovah's Witness rang the wrong doorbell. (Yes indeed, the wrong doorbell.) At the sentencing, the defendant conceded that maybe she'd "overreacted," and that she's getting psychiatric help now.
The NRA suffered a setback in their anti-Prop H litigation, as the appeals court tossed out their lawsuit and said to sue in the trial court instead. Didn't we say that too?
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Quick clarification on Tookie. It did not take him 36 minutes to die after the lethal injection.
According to the witnesses (you can watch their complete statements on kron4.com) they didn't start the lethal injection until 12:20 a.m. in large part because it took more than ten minutes to find a vein to accept the IV in his left arm. So, it took about 15 minutes from the time of the injection until the doctor declared him dead at 12:35 a.m.
Duly clarified -- thanks, Brian!