Death By.... An exotic dancer on parole for drunk driving has been sentenced to a year in prison after she was captured on video tape taking drugs and engaging in sex with a man who died of a heart attack during the escapade according to this Associated Press story. At sentencing, the 31 year-old woman told the judge "This almost cost me my marriage." Almost?

Execution Stayed: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has narrowly voted to grant a last minute stay of execution to Jose Moreno according to an Associated Press story by Michael Graczyk. Moreno was convicted of the 1986 murder of 18-year-old John Cruz in Bexar County, Texas. After killing Cruz and burying his body, Moreno called his family and demanded a $30,000 ransom. The Texas Court which had previously deadlocked on his recent appeal, agreed today to stay Moreno's execution in order to hear it.