得克萨斯州最高法院维持死刑的执行,执法的司法机构而不是立法者规定了法律惩罚的限制。 Texas Supreme Court upholds execution, ruling judiciary, not lawmakers, set legal punishment limits.

得克萨斯州最高法院对试图利用最后一分钟的传票停止处决的立法者作出不利判决。 The Texas Supreme Court ruled against lawmakers who tried to halt an execution using a last-minute subpoena. 该案突出了立法当局在刑事司法事项中的作用。 The case highlights the role of legislative authority in criminal justice matters. 法院裁定,司法机构,而不是立法机构,应确定法律惩罚的限度,为得克萨斯州权力分立开创先例。 The court decided that the judiciary, not the legislature, should determine the limits of legal punishment, setting a precedent for the separation of powers in Texas.