BREAKING: Texas has executed death row inmate Christopher Wilkins, the nation's first execution in 2017

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   More than 11 years after killing two men, Wilkins, 48, was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Wilkins' attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution, saying he had poor legal help at trial and during other appeals. Seven executions were carried out last year in Texas, the fewest since 1996. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108