In several decisions this past week, judges have raised key death penalty questions

In several decisions this past week, judges have raised key death penalty questions

It is easy for stories to get lost in this news environment, but it should not get lost in the media rush that multiple courts have issued multiple rulings blocking executions, reversing sentences, or otherwise questioning the death penalty in the past week.First, Texas did not kill David Wood last night, as it was scheduled to do at the start of the week. In a pair of cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Texas Court of Cri…