[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., OHIO, TENN., USA

2019-10-15 Thread Rick Halperin
October 15 TEXASnew death sentence Ronald Haskell Jr. sentenced to death in fatal shooting of 6 members of ex-wife's family Ronald Lee Haskell Jr. has been sentenced to death in the fatal shooting of 6 members of his ex-wife's family in 2014 — which included the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., OHIO

2019-10-13 Thread Rick Halperin
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

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., OHIO, TENN., USA

2019-10-12 Thread Rick Halperin
October 12 TEXAS: Dr. Phil On The Upcoming Execution Of Rodney Reed: ‘I Want A Stay Of Execution, So This Man Can Present The Truth’ Dr. Phil is tackling one of his most important topics yet this week as he fights on behalf of a man named Rodney Reed who has been on death row for

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., ALA., OHIO, TENN.

2019-10-11 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 11 TEXAS: The fight to save Rodney Reed from execution in Texas In 1998, Rodney Reed, who is African-American, was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Bastrop, Texas, for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites, a 19-year-old white woman. He's scheduled to be executed on

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., ALA., LA., OHIO

2019-10-10 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 10 TEXAS: With a wide variety of headlines dominating both global and domestic news, it is easy to overlook that today is World Day to Abolish the Death Penalty. It is clear that since the early 1980s, the majority of the world's nations have become better educated about the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., DEL., N.C., FLA., ALA.

2019-10-08 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 8 TEXAS: Jury deliberates penalty for man convicted of killing 3 people at car wash in 2013 The crime On Sept. 29, 2013, 3 men were murdered at the Royal Wash Mobile Detailing and Car Wash Service at 393 Ave E in Stafford. The manager, Harvey Simmons, 34; his uncle, Johnny

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, VA., N.C., USA

2019-10-07 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 7 TEXAS: Murderer must die, Texas appeals court rules, despite victim’s family’s opposition An appeals court has rejected a lower court’s recommendation that urged judges to spare the life of a death row inmate or give him another sentencing hearing because prosecutors lied

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., ALA., NEV., USA

2019-10-05 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 5 TEXASstay of 2 impending executions Texas Courts Halt 2 Imminent Executions Texas state courts have halted the executions of 2 condemned prisoners who had been facing imminent execution dates. On October 4, 2019, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the October 10

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, MASS., FLA., MISS., OHIO

2019-10-04 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 4 TEXASimpending execution Next Thursday, 10 October 2019, World Day against the Death Penalty, Randy Halprin is scheduled to be executed in Texas. The Community of Sant’Egidio has published an urgent appeal on her website to stop this execution. It can be sent online to the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., MISS., LA.

2019-10-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 3 TEXAS: Death Watch: Judge's "Horrible Bigotry" Not Enough to Force New TrialThe 5CA has denied Randy Halprin's plea as his death date nears The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn't dispute that the judge in Randy Halprin's trial was a racist. But in its Sept. 23

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., MISS., KY., MO.

2019-10-02 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 2 TEXAS: UT Amnesty International chaper holds rally for death row inmate Rodney Reed The UT Amnesty International chapter held a protest Tuesday at West Mall in support of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of murder in 1998 and has been on death row in Texas for 23 years. Amnesty

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., ALA., MISS., LA.

2019-10-01 Thread Rick Halperin
Oct. 1 TEXAS: Jurors to decide if Haskell a future danger to society Aurielle Lyon sobbed as she identified 4 of her nieces and nephews from their autopsy photos. She will never see Bryan Stay, 13, graduate from high school. She won’t watch Emily, 9, go through childhood with her

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, S.C., FLA., TENN., OHIO

2019-09-29 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 29 TEXAS: Texas officer who made headlines for his turban and beard killed in traffic stop Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal was one of the first to wear the traditional Sikh articles of faith as part of his uniform A Texas police officer who made headlines for being one of the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, MASS., PENN., FLA., TENN., MO., OKLA., CALIF.

2019-09-28 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 28 TEXAS: Utah man convicted in murder of ex-wife's family, faces death penalty A Utah man, who claimed to hear voices in his head when he killed 6 members of his former wife’s family in Texas, faces the death penalty after a Houston jury rejected his insanity defence and

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., TENN., KY., ILL.

2019-09-27 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 27 TEXAS: Texas Recently Murdered a Man for a Crime Experts Say He Did Not CommitLarry Swearingen was put to death for a murder and a rape that the science says he did not do. His last words were those of Jesus Christ. Pious Catholic barbarians say things like, “Oh

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA, PENN., FLA., OHIO, TENN.

2019-09-26 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 26 TEXASexecution Texas executes Robert Sparks after brutal deaths of his stepsons, wifeSparks was convicted in the 2007 stabbing deaths of his family members in his Dallas home. His lawyers sought to stop his execution with arguments of intellectual disability and a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA

2019-09-25 Thread Rick Halperin
September 25 TEXASexecution Texas inmate executed for stabbing 2 stepsons to death Robert Sparks was executed via lethal injection for the September 2007 killings of 9-year-old Harold Sublet and 10-year-old Raekwon Agnew in their Dallas home. A Texas inmate who said he's

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., VA., S.C., OHIO

2019-09-25 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 25 TEXASimpending execution Texas set to execute Robert Sparks after brutal deaths of his stepsons, wifeSparks was convicted in the 2007 stabbing deaths of his family members in his Dallas home. His lawyers have sought to stop his execution with arguments of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., VA., S.C., GA., FLA., LA.

2019-09-24 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 24 TEXASimpending execution North Texas man set to be executed for killing family A 45-year-old North Texas man who was convicted of murdering his wife and 2 stepsons before raping his stepdaughter is set to be put to death. Robert Sparks, 45, is scheduled to be

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----TEXAS, FLA.

2019-09-22 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 22 TEXAS: Rodney Reed's family holds rally, asks for re-trialTexas convicted prisoner Rodney Reed's execution date is two months away, but his family continues to protest, hoping to stop the execution scheduled for November. Rodney Reed's family held a rally in Bastrop

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., N.C., S.C., GA., ALA., OHIO

2019-09-21 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 21 TEXAS: Once his defense, Greco’s sexuality used against him as prosecutors push for death penalty When Daniel Greco was first questioned 3 years ago for the murder of Anjanette Harris and her unborn child, Greco told investigators that he accidentally killed Harris

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, ALA., KY., TENN., MO., CALIF., ORE., USA

2019-09-20 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 20 TEXAS: 1 Year Later: The trial of alleged BP serial killer Juan David Ortiz Editors Note: 1 year later, the Laredo Morning Times is taking a look at the fallout from the serial killings that shook the Gateway City to its core last September. LMT reporters talked to the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, GA., FLA., ARK.

2019-09-19 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 19 TEXASimpending execution Death Watch: Failures at Trial Anchor Last-Chance Appeal for SparksIf SCOTUS does not act, Sparks will be the 3rd man executed in Texas this month Robert Sparks was deep in the throes of a psychotic break at the time of his crimes – that is

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, CONN., PENN., FLA., OHIO

2019-09-18 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 18 TEXAS: Supporters Rally for New Trial for Rodney Reed, Sentenced to Death by All-White Jury in ?‘Jim Crow Trial’ in Texas Supporters of Rodney Reed are calling for a new trial for the Texas death-row prisoner sentenced to death in 1998 by an all-white jury in a racially

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., S.C., LA., OHIO, MO., USA

2019-09-17 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 17 TEXASimpending executions Stephen Dale Barbee's exertion is scheduled to begin at 6 pm CDT, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. 52-year-old Stephen is convicted of the murder of 34-year-old Lisa

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.J., PENN., USA

2019-09-16 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 16 TEXAS: Federal defender files claims on behalf of Rubio An attorney representing convicted child killer John Allen Rubio wants the conviction tossed, claiming Rubio’s appointed defense did not represent him properly and that his case was handled by a district attorney that

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., ARIZ., CALIF., USA

2019-09-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 14 TEXAS: Death penalty waived in Royse City capital murder caseThe office of Hunt County District Attorney Noble D. Walker Jr. has waived the death penalty in connection with a capital murder case out of Royse City. 2 men will not be sentenced to death by lethal

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., FLA., OHIO, TENN., OKLA., USA

2019-09-13 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 13 TEXAS: El Paso shooting: Prosecutor plans to pursue death penalty after capital murder indictment The man accused of opening fire in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart, killing 22 people and wounding several others, has been indicted on a capital murder charge, the El Paso County

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., N.C., FLA., ALA., OHIO

2019-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 12 TEXAS: Family and nun fight for retrial as man convicted by all-white jury faces death Supporters of Rodney Reed, scheduled for execution in November, point to racial bias and questionable evidence “He never had a chance.” That’s what Sandra Reed said at the start of a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., S.C., OHIO, WYO., CALIF., USA

2019-09-11 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 11 TEXASexecution Texas Inmate Mark Soliz Executed for 2010 Killing“I want to apologize for the grief and the pain that I caused y’all,” he said before receiving a lethal injection. A Texas death-row inmate convicted of murdering a 61-year-old woman during a robbery

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA

2019-09-10 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 10 TEXASexecution Texas executes Mark Soliz for a 2010 Johnson County slaying. He said fetal alcohol disorder should have excluded him from death. Soliz and another man were convicted in the shooting death of a Johnson County woman during a robbery in her home. His lawyers

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2019-09-10 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 10 TEXASimpending execution Federal Court Denies Stay for Texas Prisoner with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Mark Soliz, who is scheduled for execution in Texas on September 10, 2019, was denied a stay and an opportunity to present a new argument related to mental impairments that

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2019-09-10 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 10 TEXASimpending execution Mark Soliz is set to be executed for a 2010 North Texas slaying. He's said fetal alcohol disorder should exclude him from death.Soliz and another man were convicted in the shooting death of a Johnson County woman during a robbery in her home.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., FLA., OHIO, ARIZ., USA

2019-09-09 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 9 TEXAS: Forensic testing backlog at issue in RGV courts Gabriel Keith Escalante has been incarcerated in Hidalgo County for 18 months. His chances of making the $1.25 million bond on charges of capital murder of multiple persons are slim to none. And as he sits behind bars,

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, CALIF.

2019-09-08 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 8 TEXAS: County may renew membership in death penalty defender program The Hunt County Commissioners Court is scheduled this week to renew the county’s membership in a program which helps pay for defense attorneys in death penalty capital murder cases. A vote to approve the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., ALA.

2019-09-07 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 7 TEXASimpending executions Convicted killer of 2 set for execution Fort Worth attorney Greg Westfall labeled Mark Anthony Soliz the “poster child for how stupid the death penalty is.” Former Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford called Soliz one of the most dangerous men he

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., MO., ARK., UTAH, CALIF.

2019-09-06 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 6 TEXASimpending execution Jews call to halt death row inmate's execution, citing antisemitism Mr. Halprin was referred to as a “fn’ Jew” and a “G*n k**e,” Halprin’s attorney, Tivon Schardl, said in a statement. A number of Jewish groups and lawyers are

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA

2019-09-04 Thread Rick Halperin
September 4 TEXASexecution Texas executes Billy Crutsinger in Fort Worth slayings of two elderly women Crutsinger had pushed to stop his execution based on claims of bad lawyering during his trial and in the appellate process. In 2003, an 89-year-old woman and her 71-year-old

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., OHIO, TENN., ARK., CALIF.

2019-09-04 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 4 TEXASimpending execution Texas set to execute Billy Crutsinger in Fort Worth slayings of 2 elderly womenCrutsinger has pushed to stop his execution based on claims of bad lawyering during his trial and in the appellate process. In 2003, an 89-year-old woman and her

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, TENN., ORE., USA

2019-09-03 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 3 TEXASimpending execcution Fort Worth man who stabbed 2 elderly women set to be executed A 64-year-old Fort Worth man could be days from facing death. Billy Jack Crutsinger, who stabbed an elderly mother and daughter after he entered their home on the pretense of doing

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, CONN., N.C., TENN.

2019-08-29 Thread Rick Halperin
August 29 TEXASimpending execution Death Watch: Crutsinger Seeks Last-Ditch SCOTUS AppealFollowing the Aug. 21 execution of Larry Swearingen, Crutsinger could be the fifth Texan killed this year By all prior accounts, Billy Crutsinger confessed to the double homicide of Pearl

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., ORE., USA

2019-08-27 Thread Rick Halperin
August 27 TEXAS: Capital murder indictments issued in Royse City shooting deaths 2 men have been indicted on charges of capital murder in connection with the February homicides of 2 people in Royse City. The current edition of the Hunt County grand jury returned the indictments

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., TENN., CALIF., ORE.

2019-08-25 Thread Rick Halperin
August 25 TEXAS: Texas Trooper passes away from surgery complications following April shooting Our sister station, KVEO has learned that Texas DPS Trooper Moises Sanchez has passed away. Trooper Sanchez was re-admitted to surgery then went into critical condition earlier in the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., GA., FLA., OHIO

2019-08-24 Thread Rick Halperin
August 24 TEXASnew execution date Judge Sets Execution Date For 'Texas 7' Inmate Patrick Murphy A Dallas County judge has set the new execution date for 'Texas 7' inmate Patrick Murphy. The judge set the new date for November 13th. Murphy was minutes away from execution in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., TENN., WYO., CALIF., ORE., USA

2019-08-23 Thread Rick Halperin
August 23 TEXASnew execution date Patrick Murphy has been given an execution date of November 13; the date should be considered serious. (sources: TDCJ & Rick Halperin) * Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present44 Executions in Texas: Dec.

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2019-08-22 Thread Rick Halperin
August 22 TEXAS:execution Texas death row inmate Larry Ray Swearingen maintains innocence until his execution A Texas death row inmate continued to maintain his innocence up until he was executed Wednesday. Larry Ray Swearingen was executed at 6:47 p.m. for the death of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA

2019-08-21 Thread Rick Halperin
August 21 TEXASexecution Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad science got him on death row. Swearingen consistently maintained his innocence in the strangling death of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter. Texas prosecutors, however, had no

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2019-08-21 Thread Rick Halperin
August 21 TEXASimpending execution After 19 Years On Death Row, Could Time Be Up For Larry Swearingen? Convicted killer Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed Wednesday. It was almost 20 years ago that Swearingen was found guilty of the abduction, rape and strangulation of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., N.MEX., COLO., UTAH, ORE.

2019-08-21 Thread Rick Halperin
August 21 TEXASimpending execution Texas Inmate Larry Swearingen To Be Executed Wednesday For Rape, Murder Of College Student Melissa Trotter A Texas death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday for the abduction, rape and murder of a Houston area college student more than

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, ILL., MO., UTAH, ORE., USA

2019-08-20 Thread Rick Halperin
August 20 TEXASimpending execution Death row inmate Larry Swearingen denied clemency before Wednesday execution Montgomery County’s only death row prisoner lost a long-shot bid for clemency Monday, just over 48 hours before he is scheduled for execution. For convicted killer

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2019-08-19 Thread Rick Halperin
August 19 TEXASimpending execution The Role Of Scientific Forensic Evidence Questioned In Pending Texas Execution Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed Wednesday by the State of Texas. It was 19 years ago that Swearingen was convicted of the abduction, rape and murder of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, TENN., IND. WYO., ARIZ., WASH.

2019-08-18 Thread Rick Halperin
August 18 TEXASimpending execution Texas death row inmate maintains innocence as latest execution date looms "On December 8, 1998, Swearingen kidnapped and strangled a 19-year-old white female." This short statement is what you'll find under Larry Swearingen's death row record

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2019-08-16 Thread Rick Halperin
August 16 TEXAS: Texas to seek death penalty for MMA fighter accused of double homicide Cedric Marks was indicted on 2 counts of capital murder earlier this year. He has plead not guilty to those charges. According to USA Today prosecutors in Bell County, TX are planning to seek

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, ALA., LA., OHIO

2019-08-15 Thread Rick Halperin
August 15 TEXASstay of impending execution Federal court stops execution of Dexter Johnson within 24 hours of his scheduled deathIn his recent appeals, Johnson has claimed he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty. He was convicted of a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, TENN.

2019-08-14 Thread Rick Halperin
August 14 TEXAS: Prosecutors seek death penalty against man accused in murder of Temple friends Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a man accused in the brutal murder of 2 Temple friends in January, KXAN’s sister station KWKT confirmed Tuesday. Cedric Marks, 45, faces 2

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., TENN., ILL., MO.

2019-08-13 Thread Rick Halperin
August 13 TEXAS: DA to seek death penalty for Cedric Marks The Bell County District Attorney’s office will seek the death penalty for Cedric Marks if he is convicted. "We have filed with the district clerk our notice that we will seek the death penalty in the Cedric Marks case, in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, S.C., FLA., TENN., USA, US MIL.

2019-08-12 Thread Rick Halperin
August 12 TEXAS: Routier defense can explore evidence A judge in Dallas County, Texas, has issued an order giving defense attorneys representing Darlie Routier, a former Altoona woman on death row for the 1996 murder of one of her young sons, access to the district attorney’s files

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2019-08-10 Thread Rick Halperin
August 10 TEXAS: County Commissioner Proposes Moratorium on Capital Prosecutions in Dallas, Texas A Dallas, Texas, county commissioner has called for a two-year halt on death-penalty trials, saying it would give the county time to study the financial and ethical costs of capital

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2019-08-09 Thread Rick Halperin
August 9 TEXASnew execution date Local death row inmate set with execution date District Attorney Randall Sims came forward with an official execution date for the ongoing death penalty case for Travis Runnels. Runnels has been on death row for 13 years for the murder of a prison

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2019-08-08 Thread Rick Halperin
August 8 TEXAS: 2-year moratorium on death penalty proposedKoch suggests plant ot study financial, social moral costs of sentence A Dallas County commissioner raised the idea of putting a 2-year local moratorium on the use of the death penalty to give the county time to study

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2019-08-04 Thread Rick Halperin
August 4 TEXAS: El Paso Shooting: 21-Year-Old Suspect Patrick Crusius Likely to Face Capital Murder Charges The El Paso, Texas Walmart shooting suspect could face capital charges following an investigation, officials said during a press conference late Saturday. Police have not

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, S.C., OHIO, TENN., MO.

2019-08-01 Thread Rick Halperin
August 1 TEXAS: US prosecutor seeking death penalty for suspected Kenyan serial killer A United States prosecutor has revealed intentions to seek the death penalty for a Kenyan immigrant facing charges of murdering 12 elderly women in the Texas counties of Dallas and Collin.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., GA., FLA., ALA., ARIZ., CALIF.

2019-07-30 Thread Rick Halperin
July 30 TEXAS: DA's Office Seeking Death Penalty Against Alleged North Side Murderer The man who is charged with shooting and burning 2 men in Northern San Angelo may get the death penalty. In the early morning of March 20 police responded to 4800 block of North Chadbourne

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., ALA., OHIO, UTAH, WYO.

2019-07-25 Thread Rick Halperin
July 25 TEXAS: Prosecutors to seek death penalty against accused serial killer of elderly peopleBilly Chemirmir is linked to the deaths of 19 people, according to criminal court records and civil lawsuits. Dallas County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty for a

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., OHIO, ILL., KY., MO., WYO., ORE., USA

2019-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 TEXASdeath row inmate, foreign national, dies Mexican national on Texas death row dies of cardiac arrest After more than 2 decades on Texas death row, a Mexican national convicted of killing 3 teens in El Paso died in bed early Sunday of cardiac arrest, a prison

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., TENN., OKLA.

2019-07-21 Thread Rick Halperin
July 21 TEXASimpending executions Dexter Darnell Johnson's execution is scheduled to occur at 6 pm CDT, on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. 31-year-old Dexter is convicted of the murder of 23-year-old Maria

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, USA

2019-07-19 Thread Rick Halperin
July 19 TEXAS: After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reformThe new Criminal Justice Reform Caucus in the Texas House will set its sights on changes in 2021. Lawmakers entered 2019 with high hopes that they could change

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., ALA., TENN., MO., CALIF., USA

2019-07-17 Thread Rick Halperin
July 17 TEXAS: Execution Alert -- Call to Action for Larry Swearingen Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be murdered by the State of Texas on August 21st, 2019. Larry Swearingen was sentenced to death although no biological material recovered from the scene contained any conclusive

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., KY., KAN., N.MEX., ARIZ., NEV., USA

2019-07-16 Thread Rick Halperin
July 16 TEXAS: State files a motion to set Rodney Reed’s execution for November The state has filed a motion to schedule an execution date for death-row inmate Rodney Reed, calling for him to be put to death on Nov. 20, 2019. Reed’s attorney, Bryce Benjet, then filed a motion of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., NEB., ARIZ., CALIF., ORE.

2019-07-12 Thread Rick Halperin
July 12 TEXAS: Texas took a decade of Alfred Brown's life. It's time to pay him back. After wrongfully convicting Alfred Brown and keeping him behind bars for 12 years, the state should stop trying to sweep him under the rug. Brown was sent to death row in 2005 for the 2003 murder

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2019-07-11 Thread Rick Halperin
July 11 TEXAS: San Antonio man facing death row in killing of 2 teens in 2015 takes plea A San Antonio man facing death in the killings of two teenagers in 2015 entered a guilty plea Wednesday and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. It was about

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., LA., TENN., ARIZ., CALIF., USA

2019-07-09 Thread Rick Halperin
July 9 TEXASnew execution date Execution date set for ‘Texas 7’ prisoner who accused judge of anti-Semitism A “Texas 7” escapee who filed an appeal alleging his trial judge was racist and anti-Semitic is now scheduled for execution this year, despite 2 pending legal claims

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., COLO., UTAH, AIZ., USA

2019-07-06 Thread Rick Halperin
July 6 TEXAS: Mexican man charged in crash that left 6 dead A 23-year-old Mexican man has been arrested and charged with smuggling migrants in a run that ended death for 6 migrants. A statement Friday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Corpus Christi says Ivan Dario Puga-Moreno

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., ALA., IND., KY., NEV., CALIF., USA

2019-07-03 Thread Rick Halperin
July 3 TEXAS: Death penalty dropped for man charged in murder of Breanna Wood Prosecutors say they will no longer be seeking the death penalty against the main suspect in the death of 21 year old Breanna Wood, though there is no clear indication as to why. Wood's body was found in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., LA.

2019-07-02 Thread Rick Halperin
July 2 TEXAS: Death row inmate Rodney Reed’s family goes to Supreme Court after Texas appeal denied Anti-death penalty activists will join family and friends of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed in protest on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Tuesday after

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, MISS., OKLA., S.DAK., N.MEX., CALIF., USA

2019-06-29 Thread Rick Halperin
June 29 TEXAS2 new execution dates Execution dates set for 2 more Texas death row prisoners 2 more Texas death row prisoners — a North Texas man man who stabbed his family and an Aryan gang member from El Paso who strangled a woman — are now scheduled for execution this year.

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., GA., FLA., OHIO, OKLA., USA

2019-06-28 Thread Rick Halperin
June 28 TEXASnew death sentence Nueces County jury sentences man to death in West Texas deputy's 2013 slaying A Nueces County jury convicted Gary David Green on June 18 of capital murder in connection with the death of Upton County deputy Billy "Bubba" Kennedy. The same jury

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., ARK., MO.

2019-06-26 Thread Rick Halperin
June 26 TEXAS: State Won't Compensate Wrongly Convicted Ex-Death Row InmateThe Texas state comptroller has denied compensation to a man who served 12 years on death row for a murder prosecutors and a judge have said he didn't commit. The Texas state comptroller has denied

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, GA., FLA., MISS., LA., KY., TENN.

2019-06-21 Thread Rick Halperin
June 21 TEXAS: Tarrant County man faces death penalty, accused of killing ex-girlfriend and her young daughter Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Euless man accused in the 2018 strangulation of his ex-girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter in an east Fort Worth

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., S.C., GA., FLA., ALA.

2019-06-20 Thread Rick Halperin
June 20 TEXASnew execution date Randall Mays has received an execution date for October 16; it should be considered serious. (source: MC/RH) * Executions under Greg Abbott, Jan. 21, 2015-present43 Executions in Texas: Dec. 7,

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2019-06-19 Thread Rick Halperin
June 19 TEXAS: How many doses of lethal injection drugs does Texas have? With execution drugs in short supply across the nation and increasing secrecy about the companies that provide them, The Texas Tribune is keeping track of movement in the state’s supply. 06 doses expire June

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2019-06-13 Thread Rick Halperin
June 13 TEXAS: Patrick Murphy: the story of the ‘Texas 7’ murderer on death row featured in the ITV documentary Countdown to ExecutionThe convicted murderer is still waiting for his execution date Patrick Murphy – 1 member of the Texas 7 – has been waiting on death row for

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2019-06-12 Thread Rick Halperin
June 12 TEXAS: Texas 7 inmate says judge who sent him to death row is a bigot, so he deserves a new trial An inmate condemned to die for his role in the Texas 7 prison escape says the Dallas judge who put him on death row is a bigot and a racist who should have recused himself

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2019-06-11 Thread Rick Halperin
June 11 TEXAS: Complaint Alleges that Prosecutor in Alfred Dewayne Brown’s Case Knowingly Hid Evidence of Innocence A special prosecutor in Harris County, Texas, has filed a complaint with the Texas State Bar Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel against former Assistant District

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2019-06-01 Thread Rick Halperin
June 1 TEXASinmate removed from death row Former death row killer who targeted gay men in 1980s gets life sentences A former Charles Manson follower linked to a string of gay hate crimes in the 1980s won an appeal and has been let off death row, but under a new plea deal will

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2019-05-27 Thread Rick Halperin
May 27 MAY 27, 2019: TEXAS: Despite bipartisan support, Texas bill tackling intellectual disability in death penalty cases failsNegotiators in the House and Senate couldn't come to an agreement on a bill addressing how Texas handles capital murder defendants who may be

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2019-05-25 Thread Rick Halperin
May 25 TEXAS: Lawmakers to negotiate key death penalty provision A bill that would prevent people with intellectual disabilities from being sentenced to death, in the works since 2003, will go to negotiations after the Senate removed a provision requiring a disability determination

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2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 TEXAS: Death Penalty Reform Bill Gets Watered Down to ‘Nothing’ Before Passing SenateAfter passing the House, HB 1139, meant to reform how Texas decides whether a defendant is too intellectually disabled to execute, was significantly softened in Senate committee. A

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2019-05-22 Thread Rick Halperin
May 22 TEXAS: Supreme Court Denies Review in Death-Penalty Case Where Texas Judge Rubberstamped Prosecution’s Findings The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a case in which the Texas courts decided a death-row prisoner’s appeal by adopting the prosecution’s fact findings

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2019-05-21 Thread Rick Halperin
May 21 TEXAS: Texas House initially passes "Lauren's Law" "Lauren's Law" named in honor of the Lauren Landavazo who was killed 2 1/2 years ago in Wichita Falls is one step closer to the desk of Governor Greg Abbott. Monday evening the Texas House voted for the legislation that

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2019-05-19 Thread Rick Halperin
May 19 TEXAS: Cameron Todd Willingham's Ex-Wife Changed Her Opinion After The Events Shown In Trial By Fire One of the most fascinating yet heartbreaking events in America’s legal system history is brought to the big screen with Trial By Fire. The film, based on the 2009 New Yorker

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2019-05-18 Thread Rick Halperin
May 18 TEXAS: Did Texas execute an innocent man? Film revisits a haunting question. Texans will have an opportunity to revisit a question that should haunt anyone who believes in the integrity of our criminal justice system: Did our state execute an innocent man? The new film “Trial

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2019-05-14 Thread Rick Halperin
May 14 TEXAS: The DissenterTexas’ highest criminal court turned Elsa Alcala into one of the state’s most prominent death penalty critics. Elsa Alcala began her legal career in the Harris County DA’s office, joining a prosecutorial machine famous for cranking out death

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2019-05-12 Thread Rick Halperin
May 12 TEXAS: Shooting suspect's girlfriend arrested in slaying of El Paso County Deputy Peter Herrera The girlfriend of the man charged in the shooting death of El Paso County sheriff's Deputy Peter Herrera also has been arrested and charged in his slaying, officials announced

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2019-05-11 Thread Rick Halperin
May 11 TEXASnew execution date Fort Worth man convicted of killing pregnant girlfriend gets October execution date A Fort Worth man convicted of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her 7-year-old son more than 10 years ago now has an execution date scheduled for October.

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2019-05-09 Thread Rick Halperin
May 9 TEXAS: Court upholds capital murder conviction and death sentence for Joseph Colone A Texas court has upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence for a man who killed a mother and daughter. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday and denied the appeal of

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2019-05-07 Thread Rick Halperin
May 7 TEXAS: FBI releases details in investigation, shooting that led to Fort Worth officer’s deathSince 2016 police have traveled cross country to highlight lives and families of officers who died in the line of duty. This year, Cannonball Memorial Run stopped in Fort Worth to

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2019-05-03 Thread Rick Halperin
May 3 TEXAS-new execution date North Texas man convicted of killing Godley woman during crime spree gets September execution date A North Texas man sentenced to die for killing a 61-year-old woman during a 2010 crime spree is now scheduled for execution later this year. A

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2019-05-02 Thread Rick Halperin
May 2 TEXAS: Remorseless Statement Released After Texas Death Row Inmate Executed for Hate Crime The Texas prison system recently read out a remorseless statement by John William King, the man who was executed on April 24 for orchestrating one of the most gruesome hate crimes in

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2019-05-01 Thread Rick Halperin
May 1 TEXAS stay of impending execution Federal judge grants Houston death row inmate Dexter Johnson a stay 2 days before execution Shortly after losing a long-shot bid for clemency, Houston-area death row prisoner Dexter Johnson won a stay some 48 hours before he was scheduled

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