By amendments to the Criminal Code made in 1961 , murder was divided into capital and non-capital murder.

The suspect will likely face capital murder charges, Allen said.

(Abdulhakim Muhammad, a Muslim convert, pleaded guilty to capital murder, attempted capital murder and gun charges; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.)

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Robert Solis, 47, has been charged with capital murder in connection with Dhaliwal’s murder.

Gerald E. Marshall ( 1982) was sentenced to death by the State of Texas in 2004 in relation to capital murder.

Trenor, 20, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, but still faced trial for capital murder in the death of her daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers, on July 25, 2007.

A Texas jury deliberated less than two hours before returning a verdict of guilty of capital murder.

Pagourtzis who is now 19, is charged with capital murder for the May 18, 2018, attack at Santa Fe High School.

He is being held without bond at the Galveston County Jail, charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a peace officer.

Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with capital murder after 22 people were killed in a Walmart store.

The Reed case is one of many capital murder cases that present an opportunity to critically examine the application of the death penalty.

She faces the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of capital murder, the Austin Statesman reports.