"It is my own experience
that those executed in Texas were not deterred by the existence
of the death penalty law. I think in most cases you'll find that
the murder was committed under severe drug and alcohol abuse."
-- Jim Mattox,
former Texas Attorney General, in: T. Rohrlich, "Does Death
Penalty Deter Killers? No Clear Answer", The Los Angeles Times,
3/23/1990.
Santa Fe NM