Oct. 13
TEXAS:
Gov. Abbott, delay this execution
Gov. Greg Abbott, A man’s life now lies in your hands. Spare him.
On Nov. 20, Rodney Reed is to be executed by the state of Texas for a crime we
can no longer be confident he committed. Twenty one years ago, he was convicted
in the
November 24
TEXASimpending execution
'Texas 7' escapee fights death sentence as Dec. 4 execution nears
Joseph Garcia met George Rivas back in the summer of 1999, 8 months before they
started plotting their escape.
They were doing time together on the Connally Unit, counting
June 17
TEXAS:
Texas Prosecutor Disbarred for Illegally Sending A Man to Death Row
The legal profession is a noble and time-honored one, despite high-profile
examples of a few bad apples. At their best, lawyers constitute the thin line
between justice and tyranny. Even fictional Los
Aug. 22
TEXAS:
Law could curb death penalty cases in Texas
Pending capital murder casesUPSHUR COUNTY
Sarah Haslam, 20
Andrew Norwine, 21
Daniel Jones, 20
GREGG COUNTY
Torry Jamal Reed, 18
Brendan Xavier Douglas, 23
Joshua O'Steven Reese, 32
An area prosecutor says a new
June 27
TEXAS:
500th execution in Texas stirs emotions for exonerated death row
prisonerAnthony Graves's conviction for multiple murder was overturned
after appeals court learned that case was riddled with problems
When Texas crossed the gruesome milestone on Wednesday night by
May 11
TEXAS:
Racism in a Texas Death Case
In the annals of racism in the Texas criminal justice system, 7 death penalty
cases are in a class by themselves. In 2000, after the Supreme Court ordered a
new sentencing hearing in 1 of them, Senator John Cornyn, who was then the
state
May 10
TEXAS:
Granger appeal will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands
It could take a decade and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on
appeals before Bartholomew Granger reaches a Texas death chamber for killing a
Deweyville grandma in a 2012 shooting spree.
Death
May 9
TEXASstay of impendnig execution
Execution for Prison Guard Murder Delayed for DNA Tests
State lawyers agreed Thursday to a 60-day reprieve for death row inmate Robert
Pruett, who was scheduled for execution May 21, after the inmate filed a
request for DNA testing, arguing
May 7
TEXASimpending execution
Waco robbery-drug deal gunman set for execution
A convicted drug dealer faces execution for shooting an 18-year-old man to
death a decade ago during a robbery outside a Waco convenience store.
Authorities say Carroll Joe Parr was trying to get his
April 2
TEXASimpending execution(s)
Texas inmate to die April 9 loses Supreme Court appealUS Supreme Court
refuses to review case of convicted East Texas killer set to die next week
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a Texas death row
inmate who's set to
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March 7
TEXAS:
Death Watch: Fifth Circuit Spanks CCA, Prosecutors; Appeals court reverses
death penalty
On Feb. 27, the notoriously hard-line 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,
Sept. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Families still grieving as car wash killer's execution nears
Robert Wayne Harris has a date with death later this week.
Harris, 40, has been on death row since he was convicted of killing 5 former
co-workers at the Mi-T-Fine car wash in Irving on
May 24
TEXAS:
Death sentence upheld for Blaine Milam, another East Texas killer
An appeals court upheld the death sentence for a Rusk County man convicted in
the 2008 beating death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the ruling.
Aug. 21
TEXAS:
Year-old state office challenges death sentences
Brad Levenson wasn't thrilled to watch the condemned prisoner die, but he
believed it was his duty to his client — and to the state-funded agency he now
leads, charged with defending people who have been sentenced to
Oct. 6
TEXAS:
Mayor Cook on guitar against Texas' death penalty
In a dark blue pin-striped suit, crisp white dress shirt, snug red tie and
shiny brown dress shoes, El Paso Mayor John Cook sure didn't look like any
folk singer.
But he slung one knee over the other, braced his guitar and
July 18
TEXAS:
Judge delays ruling on DNA tests in 1983 slayings near Sherman
After a contentious 90-minute hearing, a state district judge on Thursday
delayed ruling on whether possible evidence in a 1983 quadruple slaying
should be submitted for further DNA analysis.
Lawyers for death
April 6
TEXAS:
Man charged with capital murder in stabbing
A 29-year-old Palestine man described as a long-time friend of his alleged
victim has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection
with last summers brutal stabbing death of a 27-year-old local man.
Jeramy Lee
April 3
TEXAS:
Tabler sentenced to death
Richard Lee Tabler, whom his victims' families labeled a monster and an
animal without feelings, became the 386th person on Texas death row on
Monday.
Tabler, 28, showed no emotion as 264th District Judge Martha Trudo read
the jury's verdict
July 5
TEXAS:
5th Circuit Court rules in its own wayIts decisions have a history of
defying the Supreme Court
AT A GLANCEAbout the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:
-Home: Based in New Orleans, serves the region comprising Texas, Louisiana
and Mississippi.
-Cases: A court of
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