Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in [[Texas]]. [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/drowfacts.htm] | Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in [[Texas]]. [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/drowfacts.htm] |