March 17
TEXAS:
The Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic, Cornell Death Penalty Project and
University of Texas Capital Punishment Center cordially invite you to a
symposium on Latinos and the Death Penalty at the University of Texas School
of Law on April 10-11, 2015.
The conference
March 16
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas court halts officers' killer's execution
An East Texas man set for execution this week for a shootout 8 years ago that
left 2 sheriff's officers dead has won a reprieve from the state's highest
criminal appeals court.
The Texas
March 16
TEXASnew execution date
Gregory Russeau has been given an execution date for June 18; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ Rick Halperin)
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7,
March 4
TEXAS:
Death penalty opponents take uphill battle to end executions to the Texas
Capitol
Death row exonerees on Tuesday called for lawmakers to abolish the death
penalty - a long-shot bid in Texas where capital punishment has broad support.
Death penalty opponents declared
Mar. 2
TEXAS:
Supreme Court refuses Harris County death row inmate appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a 35-year-old Houston
man sentenced to die for a fatal shooting during an $8 robbery nearly more than
16 years ago in Harris County.
Lawyers for Juan
March 2
TEXAS:
Higgins case follows recent trend DA: Naylor's widow calls for life
sentence
In recent decades, sharp trends have illustrated the nation's changing opinions
regarding the use of capital punishment.
An increasing number of district attorneys across the nation
Feb. 28
TEXAS:
Graham man convicted of capital murder for killing 2 sons
A Tarrant County jury deliberated for less than 45 minutes Friday before
convicting a Graham man of capital murder in the deaths of his 2 young sons in
2011.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, and the
Feb. 27
TEXAS:
British Woman On Death Row Gets Rare Hearing From Texas' Last Resort Court
The highest criminal court in Texas has granted a rare hearing to review
allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the high-profile death row case of
British national Linda Carty.
The Texas
Feb. 27
TEXAS:
Punishment phase begins in capital murder trial
Family of Brendon Gaytan are expected to plead for his life to be spared Friday
during the punishment phase of his capital murder trial in the February 2014
death of 2 young girls.
Prosecutors are seeking the
Feb. 25
TEXAS:
Gov. Abbott Calls For 'Effective Death Penalty'
Today Governor Greg Abbott is speaking out for the 1st time about the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals' stay of execution in the case of Rodney Reed. A
Bastrop County jury convicted Reed of the 1996 rape and strangling
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed: Texas appeals court grants stay of execution Defence lawyers
tell judges that new evidence proves Reed did not murder Stacey Stites in 1996
case and trial testimony was false
A Texas court has issued a stay of execution for Rodney Reed 10 days before
Feb. 22
TEXAS:
Oral arguments denied in Larry Swearingen request for DNA testing
Death row inmate Larry Swearingen's request for additional DNA testing of
evidence he believes could exonerate him in the 1998 rape and murder of college
student Melissa Trotter is once again under
Feb. 21
TEXAS:
George W. Bush's finest hour as governor of Texas
George W. Bush did several things as president that earned my praise, although
he would do many others - like starting 2 wars - that drew my harsh criticism.
But during his 5-year tenure as governor of Texas, there is
Feb. 20
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed From Death Row: I'm Not Giving Up
About 4 hours east of Bastrop, in the small town of Livingston, is a maximum
security prison better known as death row.
For the past 17 years, it's been Rodney Reed's home. He spends about 22 hours
each day in a cell,
TEXAS:
NEW DOUBTS ABOUT CONVICTION AS EXECUTION SET
Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 5 March. He was
sentenced to death in 1998 for
a murder he says he did not commit. Three leading forensic experts have
added their voices to the
serious doubts about the reliability
Feb. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Texas death row inmate's lawyers cite new evidence in push for for re-trial
Rodney Reed's lawyers have filed an appeal citing multiple problems with
his conviction and urging a stay and a re-trial - as execution looms just weeks
away
The
Feb. 17
FEBRUARY 17, 2015:
TEXAS:
Witnesses Against a British Grandmother on Death Row Say Texas Prosecutors
Blackmailed Them Into Testimony
Key witnesses against a British grandmother on death row in Texas have claimed
that prosecutors in her 2002 trial intimidated,
Feb. 16
TEXASimpending execution
Family, advocates fight to prevent Reed executionThe family of Rodney Reed,
family of his victim and a renowned anti-death penalty advocate are uniting,
hoping for a stay of execution.
With days left before convicted killer Rodney Reed is
Feb. 15
TEXASimpending execution
'Dead Man Walking' nun raises voice against execution of black
inmateBarring intervention by Texas, Rodney Reed will be executed on March
5 for a crime many say he didn't commit
Death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic
Feb. 13
TEXAS:
Rodney Reed deserves justice
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the state's death toll. It is
well-known that Texas has executed hundreds more than any other state, and
openly executes the mentally ill. Advocacy groups have documented the many
cases of wrongful
Feb. 12
TEXAS:
Prosecutor seeking death penalty for man accused of killing father and daughter
The Brazos County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty
against the man accused of killing Mac and Noel Devin days after being released
from a state prison.
Prosecutor
Feb. 10
TEXASimpending execution
Carrying on the struggle for Rodney
Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed is facing an execution date on March 5,
despite clear evidence, never properly reviewed by a court, that he is innocent
of the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, for which he was
Feb. 7
TEXAS:
Texas running low on execution drug
Following Wednesday's execution in Huntsville, Texas now has only enough of the
drug pentobarbital to carry out 2 more lethal injections before the state's
supply runs out.
The Associated Press reported in December that records
Feb. 6
TEXASstay of impending execution
U.S. Supreme Court halts Texas execution of convicted killer
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the execution by Texas of
convicted murderer Lester Bower as it considers whether to hear his full appeal
including the assertion
Feb. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Donald Newbury of infamous 'Texas 7' gang faces execution Wednesday Gang
escaped prison in 2000 and killed a Dallas police officer before their
apprehension a month later. Newbury will be the 3rd member put to death
Already a 3-time felon
Feb. 4
TEXAS:
Texas court vacates death sentence in 1990 Houston slayings
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has thrown out the death sentence of a
Harris County man convicted of the slayings of a Houston couple more than 2
decades ago.
The state's highest criminal court ruled
Feb. 1
TEXAS:
New evidence delays Upshur County murder trial
New evidence this week delayed a capital murder trial in Upshur County, a
district attorney said Friday.
Jury selection for Jonathan Ray Shepherd's trial - originally scheduled to
start Monday - now will be April 13,
Jan. 30
TEXAS:
Texas Executes Intellectually Disabled Man, Violating Constitution
Robert Ladd, an intellectually disabled person with an IQ of 67, was executed
tonight at 7:02 CT in Huntsville, Texas. His death violates the Supreme Court's
rulings that the Eighth Amendment prohibits
Jan. 29
TEXASimpending execution
Texas set to execute 'intellectually disabled' inmateRobert Ladd is
scheduled to be killed on Thursday after an appeals court refused a stay
A man deemed by medical professionals to be intellectually disabled looks set
to be put to death on
Jan. 29
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 2 More Executions Will Make 3 in 5 WeeksExecutions accelerate
in 2015
Texas has set a brisk pace for executions in 2015: 2 men are scheduled for the
gurney this week, which will bring the tally to 3 in the 1st 5 weeks of the
year.
Jan. 29
TEXASexecution
Texas Executes Man for 1996 Strangling, Beating Death
A Texas man convicted of killing a 38-year-old woman nearly 2 decades ago while
he was on parole for a triple slaying years earlier was executed Thursday
evening.
Robert Ladd, 57, received lethal
Jan. 29
TEXASimminent execution
Texas Court Declines To Stop Execution Of Man With An IQ Of 67Robert Ladd
is ineligible for the death penalty because of his intellectual disability, his
attorneys contend. He is scheduled to be executed in Texas at 6 p.m. CT.
Robert Ladd,
Jan. 28
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Set to Kill Intellectually Disabled Man on Thursday
Barring any last minute action by the United States Supreme Court, Robert Ladd
will be executed Thursday night by the state of Texas. Ladd, convicted for the
1996 murder of Vicki Ann
Jan. 28
TEXASimpending execution
2nd appeal filed to stop Ladd execution 1st appeal denied Tuesday
Appeals are hitting the courts this week in a rush to stop the pending
execution of Robert Ladd.
The 1st appeal to stay the execution, filed last week, was dismissed Tuesday.
Jan. 27
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas court reprieves death row prisoner Garcia White
Texas's top criminal court has halted Wednesday's execution of a prisoner
linked to 5 killings in Houston.
The Texas court of criminal appeals issued a reprieve on Tuesday to death row
Jan. 26
TEXAS:
Former Supreme Court Justice Confirms Texas Once Executed An Innocent
ManRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens acknowledged
evidence that Texas put an innocent man to death for a murder in the 1980s.
During a lecture at the University of Florida on
Jan. 22
TEXASimpending execution
ACLU attorney files paperwork to halt execution of ETX man convicted of murder
An American Civil Liberties Union attorney has filed paperwork to halt the
execution of an East Texas man convicted of murder.
According to the Smith County 114th
Jan. 21
TEXASimpending execution
Texas To Execute Arnold Prieto Today Over Screwdriver Attack
Texas plans to execute on Wednesday a man who was convicted of stabbing 3
people to death with a screwdriver, including his great-uncle and great-aunt,
in a San Antonio home robbery in
Jan. 21
TEXASexecution
Texas executes man convicted of killing 3 in San Antonio
A 41-year-old Texas prisoner was put to death Wednesday evening for the
slayings of 3 people during a robbery at their San Antonio home more than 21
years ago.
Arnold Prieto, who spurned a plea deal
Jan. 17
TEXAS:
Court Suspends Death Row Inmate's Lawyer Over Late Filing
On Wednesday, the judges of Texas' highest criminal court told a defense
attorney named David Dow he would not be able to practice in front of them for
the next year. The Court of Criminal Appeals decided that
Jan. 16
TEXAS:
Perry Exits Texas Stage Making a Case for His Past, and His Future
Gov. Rick Perry leaves office here next week not so much as a man but as the
face of an era - a 14-year reign in which he became the state's longest-serving
chief executive and was widely regarded as
Jan. 15
TEXAS:
My daughter, Darlie Routier, is sitting on Texas death row and she is
innocent--18 years now for waking up to a nightmare.
Her attorneys have set up a trust fund because she is in need of further
testing on 3rd party dna found on her night shirt. Maybe someone
Jan. 15
TEXASimpending execution
Arnold Prieto Scheduled to Be 1st to Die in 2015
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 12, 1993, Maria Luisa Rodriguez visited the San
Antonio home of her parents-in-law Virginia and Rodolfo Rodriguez, only to
discover they'd both been stabbed to death, along
Jan. 5
TEXASimpending execution re-set
Execution next week for killer of girl, 4, reset for April
The execution of a Corpus Christi man set for next week for the beating death
of his 4-year-old stepdaughter nearly 17 years ago has been rescheduled for
April.
Richard Vasquez had
Jan. 4
TEXAS:
Life sentence is cruel too
Leonard Pitts' What is death penalty (Opinion, Dec. 21) insists that the
execution of murderers constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. He calls it
frontier barbarism and puritanical morality, leaving us all guilty with the
blood of the
Jan. 3
TEXAS:
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-279
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present518
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
280Jan. 15--Richard Vasquez---519
Dec. 17
TEXASnew death sentence
Texas ex-justice of the peace sentenced to death for revenge murder
A Texas jury on Wednesday sentenced to death a former justice of the peace
convicted of murdering a suburban Dallas prosecutor's wife in a revenge plot,
with the judge saying he
Dec. 16
TEXAS:
Defense rests in ex-official's capital murder trial
Defense attorneys have rested their case in the punishment phase of the trial
of a former North Texas public official convicted of capital murder in a
revenge plot against prosecutors.
Attorneys for Eric Williams
Dec. 15
TEXAS:
Defense expected to call 17 more witnesses in punishment phase of Kaufman DA
murder trial
The defense team is expected to wrap up its case today in the sentencing phase
of Eric Williams' capital murder trial.
Williams was convicted Dec. 4 of killing Cynthia
Dec. 13
TEXAS:
Attorney Disputes Collection of Evidence after Store Owner's Killing
A suspect in the convenience store robbery that ended with the owner's death
was back in court Friday morning.
Daniel Garcia is 1 of 3 people charged with capital murder in the death of
59-year-old
Dec. 12
TEXAS:
Reflections from America's Death Penalty Capital
THE CRIME
Around 6:35 p.m. on September 10, 2014, the loud group of 30 or so protesters
fell silent. They represented the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty,
and they had gathered near the northwest corner of
Dec. 11
TEXASimpending execution list
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-279
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present518
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
280Jan. 15--Richard Vasquez---519
Dec. 10
TEXASimpending executions
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-279
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present518
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
280Jan. 15--Richard Vasquez---519
Dec. 9
TEXASnew execution date
Execution delayed until January
The killer of Vicki Garner, who was murdered in Tyler in 1996, has delayed his
date with the execution chamber in Huntsville for at least another month as a
result of a paperwork snag.
Family members were bitterly
Dec. 8
TEXAS:
New TV show to feature death row inmate Coble, Vicha family
A prosecutor once said that Billie Wayne Coble has a heart full of scorpions.
Now, a new television series is calling him Most Evil.
Coble, 66, a Texas death row inmate from McLennan County, will be featured at
Dec. 8
TEXAS:
Suspect Could Face Death Penalty in West Side Double Murder
Police have named a suspect in connection with the brutal murders of 2 people
on the city's west side on Sunday, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Detectives say Christopher Bernard Doss is charged with Capital
Dec. 6
TEXAS:
El Paso County should stop using death penalty
On Nov. 30, El Pasoans Against the Death Penalty lit the Star on the Mountain
in observance of Cities for Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty, when
cities around the world light a significant monument in their city to
Dec. 4
TEXAS:
Federal Appeals Court Issues Stay For Panetti
A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas death row
inmate with a history of schizophrenia, just hours before he was to be put to
death in Huntsville.
A 2-sentence stay was released by the U.S.
Dec. 4
TEXAS:
Eric Williams Found Guilty in Murder of DA's Wife
A former North Texas public official is facing a death sentence after being
convicted of capital murder Thursday in a revenge plot against a local district
attorney, his wife and a top assistant.
Jurors found Eric
Dec. 3
TEXASstay of impending execution
Federal Appeals Court Issues Stay of Execution for Man with Severe Mental
Illness
A federal appeals court has issued a stay of execution in Texas of a man with
severe mental illness who was scheduled to be put to death this evening.
Scott
Dec. 2
TEXASnew execution date
Kent Sprouse has been given an execution date for April 9; it should be
considered serious.
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present518
Perry #scheduled execution
Dec. 1
TEXASimpending execution
Will Texas Execute a Mentally Ill Man? Scott Panetti's imminent execution
highlights deep, systemic flaws in the death penalty.
Scott Panetti is scheduled for execution in Texas on December 3, 2014. His
attorneys found out when they read it in the
Nov. 30
TEXASimpending exeuction
Texas To Execute Scott Panetti Despite Mental Illness, According To Panetti's
Attorneys
Scott Panetti dies on Wednesday.
The convicted killer murdered his in-laws, Joe and Amanda Alvarado, in 1992.
This is a fact that he and his attorneys don't
Nov. 29
TEXAS:
Convicted El Paso serial killer loses appeal
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected a claim by convicted El Paso
serial killer David Leonard Wood that he should not be put to death because he
claims he is mentally disabled.
The trial court held a hearing and
Nov. 28
TEXAS:
Texas must halt 'shameful' execution of man with severe mental disability;
Scott Panetti, a 56-year-old man with a mental illness, is due to be executed
in Texas on 3 December.
The State of Texas should immediately halt its shameful plans to execute a man
with severe
Nov. 27
TEXAS:
Texas appeals court judge calls for abolishing death penalty
Veteran Texas Court of Appeals Justice Tom Price on Wednesday denounced the
death penalty, saying that Texas' 2005 life without parole law makes it
unnecessary and that the possibility of executing a
Nov. 26
TEXAS:
'Floridly psychotic' Texas inmate's storied history of mental illness likely
won't halt his execution; Barring the success of last-minute appeals, Scott
Panetti, 56, will be executed on 3 December despite clear evidence that he is
insane and his original trial was a
Nov. 26
TEXASimpending execution
Panetti Case Highlights Lack of Sanity Standard
Nearly 30 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mentally ill inmates
could not be executed for their crimes unless they were deemed competent, a
condition that remained vaguely defined for more
Nov. 25
TEXASimpending execution
Delusional inmate loses at top Texas appeals court
The state's top criminal court has refused to halt next week's scheduled
execution of a convicted killer whose lawyers contend is severely delusional.
A divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Nov. 24
TEXAS:
Will Texas Kill an Insane Man?
On Dec. 3, Texas plans to execute an inmate named Scott Panetti, who was
convicted in 1995 for murdering his in-laws with a hunting rifle. There is no
question that Mr. Panetti committed the murders. There is also no question that
he is
Nov. 23
TEXAS:
Clemency sought for schizophrenic man set for execution
As Texas prepares to execute its 11th inmate - in a year with the fewest
executions in nearly 2 decades - legal and mental health groups across the
state and the nation are scrambling to spare Scott Panetti from
Nov. 22
TEXASimpending execution
Sister of Mentally Ill Texas Man Sentenced to Die in December Pleads to Rick
Perry to Spare His Life
The sister of Scott Panetti, a paranoid schizophrenic set to be executed by the
state of Texas on Dec. 3 for the murder of 2 people, has pleaded
Nov. 21
TEXASimpending execution
Panetti Attorneys File Stay Request With CCA
Attorneys for schizophrenic death row inmate Scott Louis Panetti on Thursday
asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to halt his impending Dec. 3
execution, claiming their client is too incompetent to
Nov. 20
TEXASfemale loses appeal
Killer of baby-sitter denied appeal by state
Texas' highest criminal court denied an appeal Wednesday from an East Texas
woman who was sentenced to death for killing her developmentally disableld
babysitter 4 years ago.
Prosecutors at Kimberly
TEXAS SET TO EXECUTE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL MAN
Scott Panetti, a 56-year-old man whose serious mental illness predated and
contributed to the 1992
double murder for which he was sent to death row, and which infected his trial
and persists to this
day, is scheduled to be executed in Texas
Nov. 15
TEXASnew execution date
Derrick Charles Has been given an execution date of May 12; it should be
considered serious.
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present518
Perry #scheduled execution
Nov. 14
TEXASimpending execution
Execution Of Scott Panetti, Inmate With Schizophrenia, 'Would Cross A Moral
Line': Lawyer
Supporters of a mentally ill Texas man on death row are petitioning state
officials to commute his sentence to life in prison.
Scott Panetti, 56, rejected
Nov. 13
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Is Going To Execute A Schizophrenic Who Wore A Cowboy Costume To
Represent Himself In Court
In 1992, Scott Panetti shaved his head. Then, he murdered the parents of his
estranged wife and held his wife and daughter hostage for a night before
Nov. 9
TEXAS:
Lawyers file emergency motion to stop execution of mentally ill Texas inmate
Motion could be last available option for Scott Panetti, who believes he
is being executed because of a satanic plot by state of Texas
Attorneys for a Texas death row inmate with
Nov. 8
TEXAS:
'Murderabilia' dealer booted from Texas prisons, vows to appealTexas
Department of Criminal Justice has ended prison visiting privileges for an
online dealer who sells items tied to infamous killers
In what could be a precedent-setting case, the Texas Department of
Nov. 7
TEXAS:
Withheld evidence and grand jury intimidation: Texas court orders new trial in
death penalty case
An appeals court ordered a new trial for a Texas man sentenced to death for
killing a police officer after finding that prosecutors withheld evidence that
could have
Nov. 6
TEXAS:
Family seeking death penalty in teen's death
A grieving father says he wants the 2 men facing capital murder charges in his
teenage son's death to face the death penalty. We have obtained disturbing
pictures of 1 of those men, 19-year-old Teaonta Clark.
By them just
Nov. 5
TEXAS:
Texas court overturns man's death sentence due to withheld evidence Alfred
Dewayne Brown???s conviction for 2003 murder of Houston police officer
overturned on appeal after record of phonecall made on morning of shooting
emerges
The murder conviction of a man on
Nov. 1
TEXASnew death sentence
Man gets death penalty in 1980 Texas slaying
A man who once did pesticide work at a Central Texas woman's home has been
sentenced to death for her 1980 slaying in a cold case solved with DNA
evidence.
Steven Thomas was sentenced Friday in
Oct. 31
TEXAS:
We're Going to Execute a Man Who Subpoenaed Jesus While Representing Himself
Wearing a Purple Cowboy Suit; A Supreme Court decision in Scott Panetti's case
should've made it harder to kill delusional prisoners - but it won't save him.
4 years before he murdered his
Oct. 30
TEXASnew 2014 execution date
Texas adds 11th killer to 2014 execution list; Scott Panetti, 56, was condemned
for the 1992 murders of his wife's parents. He is set to be executed in
December.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Wednesday added an 11th inmate -
Oct. 29
TEXAS:
In Texas, the Death Penalty is Slowly Dying OutThe Lone Star State carried
out its fewest executions since 1996 this year.
On Tuesday night, the state of Texas executed Miguel Paredes by lethal
injection for murdering a woman and her 2 children 16 years ago. With
Oct. 28
TEXASimpending execution
San Antonio Man Set to Be Executed Tuesday
A former San Antonio gang member is scheduled for execution Tuesday evening for
his part in a 2002 triple slaying.
Miguel Angel Paredes, 32, was convicted for the shooting deaths of Adrian
Torres, 27;
Oct. 28
TEXASimminent execution
US Supreme Court denies last appeal from ex-gang member facing execution for
2000 deaths
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the last-chance appeal of a former gang member
scheduled for execution Tuesday evening after his defense attorneys argued that
Oct. 28
TEXASexecution
Texas executes ex-gang member for the 2000 shooting deaths of 3 rivals in San
Antonio
A former gang member was put to death Tuesday evening for the fatal shootings
of 3 rivals 14 years ago in San Antonio.
Miguel Paredes, 32, was convicted along with 2
Oct. 27
TEXASimpending execution
Convicted Murderer to be Executed Tuesday
A San Antonio man is set to be executed this week for the murder of 3 people in
2000.
32-year-old Miguel Angel Paredes will be executed by lethal injection Tuesday.
He's a member of a Texas prison
Oct. 27
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Prepares for Miguel Paredes' Execution Scheduled for October 28, 2014
Miguel Angel Paredes is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Tuesday,
October 28, 2014, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Huntsville, Texas.
Oct. 24
TEXAS:
Experts: Texas Slowly Moving Away From Executions
For years Texas has executed more prison inmates than any other state, but some
believe that trend is coming to an end.
Kristin Houle, executive director of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty, says Texas
Oct. 24
TEXASnew execution date:
Manuel Garza has been given an execution date for April 15 (2015); it should be
considered serious.
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Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present517
Perry #scheduled
Oct. 23
TEXAS:
Death Watch: San Antonio Gun BrotherAppeals denied for Paredes and 2 others
Ultimately, it mattered not whom Miguel Paredes killed but rather if his trial
jury could determine that he assisted in or enforced the deaths of 2 of 3
individuals who lost their lives in
Oct. 20
TEXAS:
Texas death penalty too easily doled
On Oct. 8, a 49-year-old man who was looking death in the eyes was able to walk
away a free man.
According to the Houston Chronicle, in 2005, Manuel Velez was charged in the
death of his girlfriend's son, Angel - who passed away a
Oct. 19
TEXAS:
Man on death row because in Texas, being black means you're dangerous?
Justice should be blind. It should be blind to race, income, class and other
factors. However, in the case of Duane Buck, race played a major factor in his
death sentence for capital murder.
In
Oct. 14
TEXAS:
Argument preview: What can a federal habeas petitioner argue when defending a
judgment in his favor?
Despite all the money and resources poured into Supreme Court amicus briefs
these days, it is relatively rare that an amicus substantially influences the
central
Oct. 13
TEXAS Reprieve Granted For Texas Prisoner Facing Execution
The state's highest criminal appeals court has blocked the scheduled execution
this week of a 40-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy
sleeping with his mother at a Corpus Christi apartment 20
Oct. 10
TEXAS:
State Seeking Death Penalty Against 1 of 3 Suspect in Mustafa Murder
The 3 people accused in the April 14 shooting death of Benjamin Mustafa
appeared in court Friday to determine whether the State will be pursuing the
death penalty against them.
Victoria Cavazos,
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