USA: Texas execution looms in jury Bible case

Index Number: AMR 51/108/2009
Date Published: 6 October 2009
Categories: USA

Khristian Oliver, a 32-year old man, is due to be executed in Texas on 5 November. He was sentenced to death in 1999 for a murder committed during a burglary. While deciding whether he should live or die, jurors at his trial consulted copies of the Bible, including text supporting the death penalty, calling into serious question their impartiality.