Aug. 21
TEXASnew execution date
Jonathan Green has been given an execution date for Oct. 10; it should be
considered serious.
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-245
Numberscheduled execution date-name under Gov. Perry
246-August 22
Oct. 4
TEXASimpending execution
USA: Clemency urged for Texas man facing execution for crime as teenager;
Anthony Haynes is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 18 October for a crime
he committed as a teenager in 1998.
"The culture of capital justice in Texas is such that executiv
Oct. 31
TEXASimpending execution
Texas to carry out 250th execution under Governor Rick Perry
The US state of Texas is set to carry out its 250th execution under the
governorship of Rick Perry.
The execution - of 41-year-old Donnie Roberts, convicted of murder in 2004 -is
schedul
Dec. 5
TEXAS:
New trial ordered for woman on Death RowHenderson condemned in 1994 death
of infant
A Travis County woman who was just days away from being executed for killing a
baby in 1994 was granted a new trial on Wednesday by the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals.
The state's
Jan. 4
TEXASspring execution date
'I'm determined to be a victor, not a victim'
An East Texas man will be put to death on April 9 for the capital murder of a
Tyler man and sexual assault of that man's fiancee.
In 1993, a Smith County jury found Rickey Lynn Lewis guilty of killing
April 29
TEXAS:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/DarlieRoutier/
If you would please take a few minutes to read this petition and sign it
for Darlie I would appreciate it. I hope to gather enough signatures to
present this to the District Attorney here in Dallas this summer.
Perhaps we wi
March 20
TEXAS:
Now off Texas death row, inmate talks of jail, not crime
After 2 decades on death row, an overturned conviction and then a guilty
plea, Thomas Joe Miller-El still won't admit he is a murderer.
He pleaded guilty in court Wednesday but would not discuss his crimes
Thursday
Jan. 5
TEXAS:
Officials scolded over HPD crime labSenate panel looks at reforms,
says city has been dragging its feet
--
RESOURCES
WHAT THEY SAID
"I have to live with my decisions. I have to sleep at night, and I can do
that." - Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal, on p
Feb. 14
TEXAS:
Here is a link to an online petition for Preston Hughes III
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/PrestonHughes
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty evokes emotions -- Prospective jurors struggle with beliefs
on the ultimate sentence.
Prospective jurors sit alone in the middl
June 24
TEXAS:
State rep. to run for Court of Criminal Appeals
An Austin lawmaker who was instrumental in the failure of a bill that
would have given judges a pay raise said Friday he will run for a seat on
the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Republican Rep. Terry Keel said he is seeking the
Dec. 15
TEXAS:
Death row inmate Thompson say jailbreak was easy
Harris County jailers confiscated civilian clothes in convicted killer
Charles Victor Thompson's cell days after he arrived at the jail, but he
was still able to smuggle in a second set, which he wore the day he
escaped last
Nov. 22
TEXAS:
Case of Ruben Cantu highlights flaws in Texas death penalty
George Bush's home state of Texas suffered the rare indignity yesterday of
being accused by one of its own most prominent newspapers of putting an
innocent man to death.
The Houston Chronicle put together an impress
Nov. 22
TEXAS:
Doubts are being cast on the guilt of a San Antonio man executed in 1993.
The questions were raised after the only witness to the crime recanted and
a co-defendant said he had allowed the man to be falsely accused under
police pressure, The Houston Chronicle reported Sunday.
The
Oct. 17
TEXAS:
241st COURT CANCELS THURSDAY JURY PANELS
Smith County citizens summoned for jury duty Thursday in two capital
murder cases no longer have to report to the courthouse.
Judge Jack Skeen Jr., of the 241st District Court, filed the order
Thursday, officially dismissing people c
Oct. 25
TEXASimpending execution
Victim's son visits accused killer on eve of execution
Texas death row inmate Dominique Green today received a visit Monday from
the son of the man he was condemned for killing.
Green faces execution tomorrow night in Huntsville.
He was convicted of th
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 b
Feb. 12
TEXAS:
Alleged devil worshiper charged with murder
A Houston man has been charged in the death of a 16-year-old who went missing
in January.
Edward O'Neal Jr., 18, is charged with murder in the death of Ryan Robert.
On Jan. 15, Christina Roberts reported her son Ryan missing
March 28
TEXAS:
Texas accuses anti-death penalty charity Reprieve of fomenting
violenceExtraordinary escalation in war of words as Texas prison service
accuses charity group of behaving like a prison gang
Texas, America's most prolific practitioner of the death penalty, has launch
Nov. 8
TEXASexecution
Man Put to Death in Texas for Woman's 2002 Slaying
A man described as a fledgling serial killer by prosecutors was executed
Thursday in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade
ago.
Mario Swain, 33, received a lethal injection for ki
Jan. 6
TEXAS:
Is the death penalty a dying breed?
Executions nationwide and in Texas were down in 2008. So were death
sentences.
The numbers don't lie but not everyone agrees on what they say.
Defense attorneys think the statistics indicate a waning enthusiasm in the
Lone Star State,
Sept. 13
TEXASexecution
Texas execution is 1st of 4 scheduled over 2 weeks
Texas is set to execute 4 inmates over 2 weeks, including one who died by
injection Tuesday evening and another execution scheduled in the next 2 days.
Steven Michael Woods Jr. was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.
Sept. 14
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Inmate Who Claims Bias Loses Bid for Clemency
Duane Edward Buck, the Texas inmate who claims his 1997 death sentence was
tainted by racial bias, was dealt a setback yesterday.
The Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles recommended against clemency
Dec. 16
TEXAS:
Paul Devoe's Texas death penalty conviction standsMan is convicted of
killing spree that included a State Line woman
Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man
sentenced to death for killing 2 teenage girls as part of a cross-country
Aug. 27
TEXAS:
Texas death row inmate's lawyers want new hearing date in move to question
ex-judge, ex-prosecutor
A state district judge has scheduled a hearing on whether to require
depositions from the judge and prosecutor in the Charles Dean Hood death
penalty trial, but the hearing i
Nov. 9
TEXASexecution
Ex-Aldine football star executed for Houston slaying
A former football hero and celebrity at Aldine High School was executed
this evening for killing a man 10 years ago.
Seconds before he was executed, Demarco McCullum said he loved his mother
and expected to se
Jan. 8
TEXAS:
Death row inmate to get retrial
Harris County prosecutors have decided to retry Max Soffar, the Texas
death row inmate whose sentence was overturned last year by the 5th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Soffar is to be arraigned Tuesday in Houston before District Judge
Ma
Feb. 23
TEXAS:
Man told wife he killed ex-girlfriendFW: Confession played at trial in
slayings of pregnant woman, boy
A sobbing Stephen Barbee, clutching his wife's shirt and begging for
forgiveness, admitted to his new bride that he killed his pregnant
ex-girlfriend, a video recording s
Dec. 15
TEXAS:
Texas, please follow New Jersey's lead
The state of New Jersey is out of denial and officially admitting that the
death penalty is a mistaken policy in the 21st century. State lawmakers
have sent the governor a bill abolishing capital punishment. New Jersey
would become th
Oct. 21
TEXAS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty--David
Elliot, NCADP Communications Director; 202-543-9577, ext. 16
dell...@ncadp.org
National Anti-Death Penalty Conference to Convene in Austin Oct. 27-30
The National Coalition to Abolis
Nov. 21
TEXAS:
Lubbock Man On Death Row Speaks Exclusively To KLBK-13
For the 1st time, a convicted killer speaks out about murdering his
parents. Michael Yowell, 35, awaits his execution date on death row.
Yowell says capital punishment is nothing compared to the guilt he feels
from kill
Jan. 14
TEXASimpending execution
Death row answers may not be what court hopes to hearElizalde's lawyer
says inmate won't reiterate claims in killing for which he wasn't charged
3 weeks before his rescheduled execution, Jaime Elizalde Jr. still
maintains he is innocent of the crim
June 2
TEXAS:
Barron draws capital murder indictment
A Henderson County grand jury on Monday indicted Tiaka Barron -- accused
of dumping her infant in a wooded area behind a local restaurant -- for
capital murder.
The infant, Eric Ibarra Jr., was found dead March 24 near a fence behind
Ap
July 12
TEXAS:
Letter: Story implies man already convicted
To The Editor:
As a former Plainviewan and interested citizen, I would like to express my
disdain at the unprofessional attitude and performance of your staff.
As we know, or we should know, any article that is written by the me
Aug. 2
TEXAS:
TRACY LANE BEATTY MURDER TRIAL SET TO BEGIN MONDAY
The capital murder trial of Tracy Lane Beatty is scheduled to begin
Monday.
The 43-year-old is alleged to have killed his mother, Carolyn Ruth Click,
2 days before Thanksgiving. He also is charged with robbing her of her A
August 6
TEXAS:
Man indicted in alleged smuggling attempt
A man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on accusations he
transported illegal immigrants in a manner that resulted in the death of a
Honduran man.
Rafael Garcia-Flores, 37, was also indicted on a charge of conspiracy to
co
August 11
TEXAS:
Inmate's supporters ask for life with execution pending
Advocates for a death row inmate who sells his art on the Internet and
was visited recently by actress Susan Sarandon pleaded Wednesday for him
to be spared execution.
Family members, supporters and attorneys for Ja
August 25
TEXAS:
VICTIM: IT WAS NOT CONSENSUAL; IT WAS RAPE
(EDITORS NOTE: It is the policy of the Tyler Morning Telegraph to protect
the identities of victims of sexual assault. However, Nikki Ansley Dement
went public with the details with the Tyler newspaper and gave her
permission to
August 26
TEXAS:
Condemned man deserves a chance to live
Justice in Texas is served by executing hardened criminals who make no
progress in rehabilitating themselves, and prisoners who get an education
and demonstrate a willingness to rehabilitate.
This makes no sense. Yet, it is how Texa
August 30
TEXAS:
Friends---
here is a note I received earlier today
**
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:46:22 -0500
From: "Peter Soby, Jr."
To: rhalp...@mail.smu.edu
Subject: Help me make an impact on the Death Penalty in
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
18-year-old shooting victim feared gang members
The police call to the little brick house in the 400 block of Mayberry
Avenue early Thursday was at least the 10th one authorities have responded
to since the beginning of the year.
The drive-by shooting that took 2 teenage
Sept. 8
TEXAS:
Class aims to improve defense lawyers in death penalty cases
About 50 criminal defense lawyers are going back to school in Texas -- the
nation's most active death penalty state.
The training project is designed to help lawyers represent accused capital
murderers.
The pro
Oct. 6
TEXASexecution
Condemned inmate Peter Miniel executedFor years, Peter J. Miniel, who
died earlier this evening by injection, insisted he was innocent in the
1986 slaying of Paul Manier. He recently admitted his guilt and expressed
his regret to the victim's family.
Condemne
Oct. 11
TEXAS:
Appeals court judges vying to keep posts
Accused of being insensitive to the poor and the common man, 3 veteran
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judges face challengers on the Nov. 2
ballot.
Judges Lawrence "Larry" Meyers, Cheryl Johnson and Mike Keasler have drawn
opponents
July 26
TEXASdeath row inmate dies
Austin killer on death row dies, official say
Selwyn P. Davis, sentenced to death by a Travis County jury for the 2006 Austin
murder of his girlfriend's mother, was found dead in his cell on Texas' death
row last week, according to a spokesman for
Oct. 9
TEXASstay of impending execution
Judge stays execution of young girl's killer
A federal district judge on Monday blocked the execution of Jonathan Green, 2
days before he was set to die for the 2000 murder of a 12-year-old Montgomery
County girl.
U.S. District Judge Nancy
Oct. 17
TEXASimpending execution
Killer of Houston police sergeant set to die
Houston police Sgt. Kent Kincaid was driving with his wife to meet some friends
at a bar when an object from a passing truck cracked their windshield. Kincaid
drove up alongside the truck and both vehicle
Oct. 29
TEXASimpending execution
Back to HomePageSupreme Court Rejects Appeals Of 2 Texas Death Row Inmates
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeals of 2 Texas death row inmates Monday
including the case of a Louisiana parole violator who's scheduled set to die
this week for the
Nov. 18
TEXAS:
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-253
Numberscheduled execution date-name#in Texas
254-January 29Kimberly McCarthy---493
255-February 20---Britt Ripkowski---494
256
July 7
TEXAS:
Death Row Inmate From SA Granted Hearing
A San Antonio man who is scheduled to die by lethal injection has been
granted a hearing 5 days before his execution date.
A judge is scheduled to hear arguments July 14 from lawyers representing
Mauriceo Brown, who was convicted in t
July 13
TEXAS:
Could M.D.s face death in abortions? DAs think some cases could bring
capital charges; AG asked to clarify recent laws Doctors who perform
illegal abortions in Texas could be subject to the death penalty because
of the way the Legislature has strung together recent statutes, a
Nov. 6
TEXAS:
Hunger Strike Continues on Texas Death Row
It's been almost 1 month since a handful of Texas death row prisoners
began refusing to eat. Prison officials may have to force feed one man.
It's all part of an effort to improve conditions the prisoners say are
inhumane.
The Texas
Jan. 10
TEXAS:
Harris DA pressured to quitHe won't run again, but GOP wants him out
now over e-mail flap
Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal was facing intense
pressure Wednesday to resign after the release of sexually and racially
charged messages he sent and received usi
Aug. 30
TEXAS:
Is Rick Perry Ready to Execute an Innocent Man?
As soon as Rick Perry threw his hat into the 2012 electoral ring, anti–death
penalty critics brought up his staggering execution record as governor of
Texas: 234 prisoners have been put to death under Perry’s watch, a numbe
Oct. 24
TEXAS:
Death row inmate's fight for life: Man sentenced to be executed faces race
against time over untested DNA evidence
A triple murderer on death row - due to be executed in 2 1/2 weeks - is facing
a race against time to prove his innocence.
Henry Watkins 'Hank' Skinner -
Dec. 12
TEXASnew death sentence
Verdict in Sparks case a relief to family, friends of victims
Family and friends of murder victims Chare Agnew and her 2 sons had been
warned throughout the killer's trial that any emotional outbursts would
lead to their banishment from the courtroom.
S
Oct. 27
TEXAS:
Execution ends week of pleasDNA lab worries are not enough to spare
Green
Dominique Green was put to death Tuesday night despite a Houston judge's
decision to postpone the execution until recently discovered evidence at
the Houston Police Department has been catalogued.
Nov. 29
TEXASimpending (female) execution
Woman faces execution, but not without a fightQuestions raised about
the quality of her defense and crime lab methods
Frances Newton, convicted of killing her husband and 2 young children in
April 1987, has maintained her innocence.
It wa
Nov. 29
TEXASimpending execution
Questions in Texas woman's execution
Lawyers are raising questions 2 days before the scheduled execution of a
Texas woman for the murder of her husband and 2 children near Houston.
Attorneys for Frances Newton are questioning the quality of her defe
Nov. 1
TEXASimpending execution
Death row inmate changes his story4 days before his execution, he
admits he killed a student in '96
With his execution imminent, Robert Morrow fidgeted in his chair and was
testy as he spoke on a telephone through a Plexiglas window on death row.
He
Jan. 4
TEXAS:
Texas Senate committee to get update on crime lab
The evidence-handling scandal that closed down the police crime lab's DNA
division and prompted retesting for hundreds of cases is also under review
by Texas lawmakers.
Sen. John Whitmire said he wants to get a progress repor
Jan. 18
TEXAS:
Appeals court supports retrial orderHouston judge ruled that a man on
death row for a '94 killing didn't get a fair trial
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling granting a new
trial to a man sentenced to death in a murder-for-hire plot.
Howard Paul Guid
June 10
TEXAS:
Suspect says baby's death a 'reckless accident'
An East Dallas man is facing a capital murder charge after a 3-month-old
baby died in his care.
Police believe Marcus Jerome Hall killed Isabel Alverez; Hall said the
baby choked on milk.
"I shook her a little bit, then I s
Jan. 31
TEXASimpending execution
Condemned man claims mental retardationAttorneys for Jaime Elizalde
Jr., set to die today, are seeking a delay
Attorneys for death row inmate Jaime Elizalde Jr. are asking that his
execution, set for today, be postponed so they can pursue claims o
Dec. 12
TEXAS:
Slain officer's wife backs death penalty
The wife of a slain Fort Worth police officer spoke directly to news
reporters for the first time on Monday, saying her husband was a wonderful
father who had a passion for police work.
In an hour-long interview, Teresa Nava, wife
Feb. 12
TEXAS:
Moore convicted of murder but avoids death sentence -- Jury rejects
capital murder charge in 2003 slaying; prosecutors will seek life
sentence.
In Georgetown, a Williamson County jury Friday found Michael Moore guilty
of murder for the 2003 slaying of Christina Moore, no r
Feb. 21
TEXAS:
Jury begins deliberations in Soffar retrial
A Harris County jury this afternoon began deliberating in the retrial of
Max Soffar, who spent more than 20 years on death row for a triple slaying
before his conviction was overturned.
After two weeks of testimony, jurors are re
Mar. 1
TEXAS:
Soffar's fate in jury's hands
Jurors began deliberating on the punishment for convicted capital murderer
Max Soffar this morning after hearing his attorneys describe him as
someone with severe mental problems, who was failed by his parents and the
state of Texas.
Prosecutors
March 23
TEXASnew execution date
Mauriceo Brown has been given an execution date of July 19; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin)
CALIFORNIA:
Gang member facing possible death penalty after conviction in 4 murders
In Oakland, the most notorious mem
March 1
TEXAS:
Judge postpones ruling on Yates' March retrialDouble jeopardy claim is
rejected in children's slayings
As defense attorneys continue to quibble with the prosecution over a
35-year plea offer made to Andrea Yates in the drownings of her children,
a state district judge is
August 16
TEXAS:
Houston council debates budget for crime lab probeGarcia wants clear
'parameters' before inquiry continues
Houston City Council members on Monday questioned how investigators
looking into the scandal-plagued police crime lab would spend an
additional $1.6 million, wh
August 22
TEXAS:
Studies fault judges in jail crowdingHarris County lockup filled with
those who could be sent elsewhere
In August 1995, after 23 years of litigation, Harris County officials
finally extracted themselves from a battle over jail crowding by agreeing
to a long list of c
August 25
TEXAS:
>From Death Row: Texas Set to Execute First African-American Woman Since
Civil War
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute Frances Newton on September 14.
Supporters say the courts should grant her another trial based on new
evidence, especially given that infamous def
Sept. 28
TEXAS:
JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN CAPITAL MURDER CASE
Attorneys began individually questioning possible jurors Monday who will
ultimately decide the fate of a man who faces the death penalty.
Individual jury selection will continue each day until a panel is picked
to hear the capit
June 3
TEXASstay of execution
Appeals court stays execution for Harris County killerSonnier murdered
Humble woman and toddle
2 last-minute appeals filed today halted Texas' first planned execution
after a nine-month hiatus.
The Court of Criminal Appeals granted the stay after at
Feb. 14
TEXAS:
Jessica's Law would allow death penalty for some child predators
A get-tough measure to punish sex offenders who abuse children, one of the
top issues for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the legislative session, was
filed Wednesday with minimum 25-year sentences for 1st convict
May 14
TEXAS:
Penry's fate to be weighed a 4th timeHe's set to face a jury in June
for sentencing in '79 murder
It seems like a lifetime ago, the horrible event that tore apart the
family of Pamela Carpenter. And if one uses her 22 years as a measuring
stick, it was actually longer t
July 27
TEXAS:
17 years on death row, man gets new hope
Finding "strong reason" to fear that a death row inmate may be innocent, a
San Antonio federal judge has thrown out the prisoner's conviction, ruling
that West Texas authorities needlessly drugged Ernest Ray Willis and
concealed evid
Feb. 14
TEXAS:
Texas executions threatened as stocks of death penalty drug run lowMost
prolific judicial killing state in America has only enough sedative for 6 more
executions – and could run out by June
Texas, the powerhouse of the death penalty in America which last year execu
Aug. 19
TEXASimpending execution
The Impending Execution of John Balentine
John Lezell Balentine sits on death row awaiting execution by the people of
Texas on 22 August 2012. Given that his case has already been turned down by
the U.S. Supreme Court, I suspect he will not survive
Aug. 6
TEXAS:
Yogurt Shop Murder Suspect Faces PretrialYogurt Shop Murder Suspect
Back In Court
One of the men once convicted of Austin's yogurt shop murders was back in
Travis County Court Monday, facing a life prison sentence instead of the
death penalty.
The Texas Criminal Appeal
Aug. 17
TEXAS:
Kenneth Foster's Execution Still Looms
The Court of Criminal Appeals denied the appeal of death row inmate
Kenneth Foster on Aug. 8, clearing one last legal hurdle before his
scheduled execution at the end of the month. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court
or, more likely, the Board
Aug. 27
TEXAS:
Governor Perry Greeted By Protestors At Church Today
A group hoping to change Governor Rick Perry's mind about an execution,
met him at his Tarrytown church today. Ariel Kay with 'We The People' says
Kenneth Foster should not be executed for driving a car during a botched
rob
May 24
TEXAS:
Collin County district attorney says evidence doesn't link Blair to '93
killing of Ashley Estell
Collin County prosecutors made a rare about-face Friday and announced that
they may have sent the wrong man to death row for the 1993 kidnap-murder
of Ashley Estell.
A judge clea
April 10
TEXAS:
Condemned man in Dallas County case loses federal appeal
A Dallas-area man sent to death row for the robbery-slaying of his former
girlfriend 9 years ago has lost an appeal of his conviction.
The rejection by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans
moves Rober
April 14
TEXAS:
Houston group helps families grieve for slain childrenSupport group's
wish is for justice and answers to long-unsolved crimes
The Houston chapter of Parents of Murdered Children meets the second
Tuesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist
Ch
July 15
TEXAS:
Cellblock quarantined over disease
Prisoners in a cellblock of the Harris County Jail at 1200 Baker were
quarantined after an inmate tested positive for meningitis Friday.
Although authorities said the disease was not contagious, prisoners in
cellblock 6C were kept there for
August 10
TEXAS:
Boyfriend's Son Accused in CPS Director's Death
5 months after her body was found, the son of her boyfriend is now charged
with the murder of a Child Protective Services Director.
Victoria County Sheriff's Deputies say Jeffrey Frank Grimsinger is now in
jail, accused in t
Jan. 6
TEXAS:
Making death penalty personal ...
Re: "Unit's funding should go elsewhere," by Nancy Black, Sunday Letters.
I would like to ask Black how much of the taxpayers' money would you say
it was worth to set a man free who was innocent of the crime of which he
was convicted.
How
Sug. 22
TEXAS:
Stay of execution: Groups champion ruling Judge grants Jeffrey Wood
indefinite stay; hearing likely in 2009
Members of anti-death-penalty groups stood outside the Capitol and
chanted, "They said death row; we say hell no!" shortly after U.S.
District Judge Orlando Garcia gr
Aug. 29
TEXAS:
Fellow death-row inmate speaks of Coble's likability
A 44-year-old man who served time on death row with Billie Wayne Coble
this morning told jurors that Coble was well-liked by others in prison.
Today is the 19-year anniversary that Coble killed Robert and Zelda Vicha
and
May 1
TEXAS:
Lethal injection challenges mountPenalty isn't issue - just the drugs
used
When the death penalty was reinstated a quarter century ago, officials
hailed lethal injection as a dignified and relatively painless alternative
to the electric chair, the gas chamber, the gallows
May 24
TEXAS:
South Texas man to be executed for drug-related slayings
Condemned killer Jesus Ledesma Aguilar admits he was a drug dealer who
smuggled marijuana from his South Texas home to Mississippi.
But he denies murdering his ex-partner's sister and her husband nearly 11
years ago in
March 21
TEXAS:
Man won't face death in Plano slaying of ex-wifeDA reassesses case
before trial begins next month
Curtis Armstrong's life has been spared.
The Collin County district attorney recently made an about-face and
decided not to seek the death penalty against the Houston-are
Nov. 15
TEXAS:
Growing introspection in death-penalty capital
Before each execution in Texas, lawyers plead with the courts to keep
their clients alive. Some claim innocence, others a flawed case. But ever
since 280 boxes of uncatalogued evidence were found disintegrating in a
Houston Poli
Dec. 7
TEXAS:
Court majority finds discriminationJustices say prosecutors left
blacks off jury deliberately in death penalty case
Faced with a Dallas County prosecutor's old training manual advising
against choosing jurors who are black, Jewish, Hispanic, Italian-American,
bearded, fa
Dec. 16
TEXAS:
Murderer unlucky in appeal
A Texarkana man on Texas death row has lost his first round of federal
appeals.
William E. Wyatt Jr. was hoping a federal judge in Beaumont would find
cause to reverse his capital murder conviction and death sentence.
After a federal hearing on Au
Jan. 20
TEXAS:
Death penalty on the table in fatal shooting of police officer
District Attorney Jaime Esparza will seek the death penalty for Theodore
Michael Berry, who is charged with capital murder in the slaying of rookie
El Paso police Officer Angel Andrew Barcena.
Berry, 43, was ar
March 19
TEXAS:
Students charged with capital murder
The district attorney's office has accepted capital murder charges against
2 Pasadena Independent School District high school students for allegedly
hiring 2 men to kill a classmate Wednesday.
The victim, Luan Cong Pham, 18, had filed
May 3
TEXASexecution
Inmate who was paroled three times executed
An apologetic convicted killer Lonnie Wayne Pursley was executed today for
the robbery and fatal beating of an East Texas man while he was on parole
for a 3rd time.
In a final statement, Pursley thanked relatives of hi
June 20
TEXAS:
State seeks death penalty for Mendoza
The capital murder trial of Moises Sandoval Mendoza starts tomorrow
morning, and the Collin County District Attorney's Office will seek the
death penalty, DA Spokesperson Leigh Hornsby said.
Mendoza stands accused of the murder of Rache
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