Men are more likely to favor capital punishment than are women.
In Indianapolis, a death row inmate from Gary has lost a bid to have his sentence overturned. She's set for execution on January 20th and could become the 1st woman to be executed in Indiana since the U-S Supreme Court reinstituted the death penalty in 1976. The last time attorney William Lumpkin stood before a Richmond County Superior Court jury in a death penalty trial, his client was acquitted. This week or next, Mr. Lumpkin could face another such jury, but now he is the one charged with capital murder. The actual start of Mr. Lumpkin's trial is in limbo until his lead defense attorney recovers from an illness.