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
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
April 30
TEXAS:
Texas House offers a new way to determine whether a defendant has intellectual
disabilities — and is ineligible for executionThe lower chamber gave
initial approval to a bill creating a pretrial process to determine if a
capital murder defendant is intellectually
April 28
TEXASimpending execution
Dexter Darnell Johnson's execution is scheduled to occur at 6 pm CDT, on
Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary
in Huntsville, Texas. 30-old Dexter is convicted of the murder of 23-year-old
Maria Aparece
December 7
TEXASnew execution date
'I can't forgive till you're dead': Execution set for brain-damaged Texas man
behind 4 killings
It was a warm summer night when Dexter Johnson killed Maria Aparece and Huy
Ngo.
Along with 4 friends, the brain-damaged, schizophrenic 18-year-old
July 25
TEXAS:
San Antonio man's death penalty trial in 2nd week
A defense attorney for a 41-year-old San Antonio man facing the death penalty
in the killings of 2 neighbors in 2016 attempted to discredit a detective and
his investigation Monday as the trial entered its 2nd week.
July 24
TEXAS:
Houston judge jails no-show defense witness in 'honor killings' death penalty
trial
A Houston judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a defense witness who did not
appear as scheduled in the death penalty trial of a 60-year-old Jordanian
immigrant accused of 2 "honor
June 21
TEXAS:
Prosecutors address shock belt use in response to Calvert's death row appeal
State prosecutors have filed a long-awaited response to convicted murderer
James Calvert's appeal filed in October 2017.
The 286-page document filed with the Court of Criminal Appeals this
May 2
TEXASimpending execution
'My life still has value': San Antonio death row inmate begs for clemency 2
weeks before execution
With just 2 weeks to go before his scheduled execution, lawyers for lovers'
lane killer Juan Castillo filed another plea for clemency Tuesday,
April 19
TEXASimpending execution(s)
Death Watch: The Constitutionality of IntentWhat if the people you killed
were not who you hoped to kill?
Erick Davila is scheduled to die on Wednesday, April 25. The 31-year-old from
Fort Worth was convicted of capital murder for the 2008
Oct. 19
TEXAS:
Legislature must prioritize death penalty appellate counsel
The state of Texas's continued reliance on the death penalty as a method of
punishment is one of the most divisive issues in state criminal justice policy.
But this premise garners consensus: If we are to
Aug. 26
TEXAS:
Trial date set in Scott's case in death of parents
A trial date has been set for Stephen Scott, a Dallas man facing a felony
charge of capital murder of multiple persons in connection with the death of
his parents earlier this year.
The trial, which will begin Dec.
July 18
TEXASimpending execution
In Texas death row case, punishment does not fit crime
Jeff Wood has an appointment he hopes to miss.
On Aug. 24, 2016, at about 6 p.m., the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
plans to inject a lethal dose of pentobarbital into Jeff???s veins to
June 23
TEXAS:
Death Watch: New Rodney Reed FilingDeath row inmate's lawyers seek retrial
Attorneys for death row inmate Rodney Reed have filed a supplement to the Feb.
2015 brief seeking a retrial on his death penalty case, arguing that new
evidence has come their way that
June 18
TEXAS:
Roberson Execution StayedCourt of Criminal Appeals sends case back to
Anderson County
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay on the execution of Robert
Roberson Thursday, sending the case back to the Anderson County court where
Roberson was initially
June 16
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Shaken ScienceAppeal rests on new research into Shaken Baby
Syndrome
To have his federal habeas attorneys tell it, Robert Roberson is "dim-witted"
and "mentally ill." The 49-year-old, sentenced to death in 2003 for the 2002
June 10
TEXAS:
Coryell County district attorney to seek death penalty in child's death
A Gatesville man with a disturbing history of arrests for sexually abusing
children was indicted June 1 by a Coryell County grand jury on a charge of
capital murder in the death of a 2-year old boy
June 2
TEXAS:
Coryell will seek death penalty in child's death
A Gatesville man with a history of arrests for sexually abusing children was
indicted on a capital murder charge Wednesday in the January death of a
2-year-old boy.
Chet Shelton, 27, of Gatesville, was arrested and
May 28
TEXASstay of impending execution
A court just stayed this Texas man's execution because a witness was hypnotized
Charles Flores, a Texas death row inmate who was scheduled to be executed next
week June 2, was granted a stay of execution late Friday afternoon.
The Texas
May 26
TEXAS:
Stop the execution of Jeff Wood in TX!
Please sign and share this petition for Jeff Wood. TX has set his execution for
August 24th - despite the fact that he killed no one. Jeff's sister sits on the
CEDP's board and is a fierce advocate against the death penalty.
May 6
TEXAS:
Execution date set for Bridget Townsend killer
An execution date has been set for a man convicted for a Medina County shooting
death of an 18-year-old woman.
33-year-old Ramiro Gonzales was given the death penalty in 2006 for the murder
of Bridget Townsend.
She was
May 2
TEXAS:
An Ex-Marine Killed 2 People in Cold Blood. Should His PTSD Keep Him From Death
Row?
At 12:44 p.m. on March 6, 2009, John Thuesen called 911. "120 Walcourt Loop,"
he told the dispatcher, breathing hard. "Gunshot victims."
The dispatcher in College Station, Texas,
Feb. 18
TEXAS:
Scalia's Final Order Was To Let This Texas Man Die
After 15 years of court battles, Gustavo Garcia became the 6th person put to
death in 2016, for the murder of a liquor store clerk. And he's the subject of
former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia???s final legal
Feb. 11
TEXASimpending execution
Death Watch: Double Death PenaltyGarcia, convicted of capital murder,
contends that his confessions were improperly admitted as evidence
In Jan. 1991, 19-year-old Gustavo Garcia, his wife, and a 3rd accomplice,
15-year-old Christopher Vargas,
Jan. 18
TEXAS:
San Antonio man gets death sentence for slaying of deputy
A man convicted of fatally shooting a Central Texas sheriff's deputy as both
were stopped at a San Antonio traffic light more than 4 years ago has been
sentenced to death.
The San Antonio Express-News
January 1
TEXAS:
Texas' top criminal court halted far more executions in 2015
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an unprecedented number of
execution stays in 2015, the 1st year on the court for 3 judges elected in
2014.
"There's absolutely been a change, and we're still
Dec. 2
TEXAS:
A Matter of Conviction Anthony Graves, Houston Forensic Science Center Board
MemberExonerated from death row and working for justice, Anthony Graves
doesn't have a moment to waste.
Anthony Graves is doing remarkably well for a former resident of death row.
"I'm a
Nov. 18
TEXASimpending execution
Texas Set To Execute Man Who Says His Lawyers Have "Abandoned" HimRaphael
Holiday is set to be executed Wednesday for burning 3 children to death in
2000. Holiday has asked the Supreme Court to stop his execution, claiming his
court-appointed
Mov. 15
TEXAS:
Human, monetary cost-cutting
There is little common ground between those who are pro-death penalty, and the
abolitionists. If we assume, however, that only guilty people should be
punished and that taxpayers want to save money, the system can be improved.
Cost is
Nov. 13
TEXAS:
Some changes would improve the death penalty process
There is little common ground between those who favor the death penalty and
those who want to abolish it.
Still, if we assume that only guilty people should be punished and that
taxpayers want to save money, the
Nov. 11
TEXAS:
Waxahachie Representative John Wray: A True Texas Hero
If ever there was a story that needed a hero, it is the Lake Waco Triple
Murder.
Jan Thompson, aunt of Lake Murder victim, Jill Montgommery, in her quest for
the simple truth via DNA, has gone to many people for
Oct. 8
TEXAS:
After rare 10-month respite, Texas death row gets 1st new inmate in 2015
Death row in Texas is getting its 1st new inmate in 2015, ending a 10-month
hiatus in death sentences imposed by juries in the nation's most active capital
punishment state.
A Brazos County jury
Aug. 25
TEXASimpending execution
Nicaragua pleads with US to call off execution
Nicaraguan officials and activists called on the United States Monday to cancel
the execution in Texas later this week of Bernardo Tercero, the only Nicaraguan
national on death row in the US.
Aug. 22
TEXAS:
Capital murder charge filed for woman's death on west side of town
A man already charged with killing his girlfriend could now face the death
penalty.
Ronald Jackson appeared in court Friday as prosecutors upgraded his charges to
capital murder in the beating death
Aug. 20
TEXASimpending execution//foreign national
Death Watch: After Little Help From Counsel, Inmate to DieTercero's
execution would be 12th in Texas this year
On March 31, 1997, Robert Berger and his 3-year-old daughter walked into the
Park Avenue Cleaners in Houston at
Aug. 19
TEXASimpending execution//foreign national
Texas Prepares for Execution of Nicaraguan Bernardo Tercero on August 26, 2015
Bernardo Aban Tercero is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CDT, on Wednesday,
August 26, 2015, at the Walls Unit of the Huntsville State Penitentiary in
Aug. 19
TEXAS:
Mother of slain Killeen man speaks out Mitchell Jaudon shot dead last week
at A.A. Lane Neighborhood Park
The mother of Mitchell Jaudon, 22, of Sylvania, Ga., who was shot dead at A.A.
Lane Neighborhood Park in north Killeen last week, is speaking out against the
Aug. 15
TEXAS:
Death penalty foes to hold vigil Aug. 26
The Lubbock chapter of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty will host a
vigil from 5:45-6:15 p.m. Aug. 26 at the corner of University Avenue and 15th
Street, in front of St. John's United Methodist Church.
The prayer
Aug. 13
TEXAS:
David Conley, alleged killer of 6 children, says they were becoming 'monsters'
Inside a segregation cell in a Houston jail, David Conley waits, passing the
time talking to reporters about the tumultuous relationship he had with his
on-again, off-again girlfriend over
Aug. 12
TEXASstay of impending execution//impending (volunteer) execution
Texas Inmate Set to Die for Killing His Mother Gets Reprieve
A 54-year-old East Texas man set to die this week for his mother's slaying more
than 11 years ago has won a reprieve from Texas' highest criminal
May 10
TEXASimpending execution
Appeals court refuses to stop execution set for next week
A federal appeals court has refused to stop next week's scheduled execution of
a Houston man condemned for the slayings of his girlfriend, her mother and
grandfather 13 years ago.
Derrick
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
Sept. 4
TEXASimpending execution
Death WatchTrottie is scheduled for execution next week
At 11pm on May 3, 1993, 2 days after his come back to me, or else ... ultimatum
to his estranged, common-law wife Barbara Canada, 24-year-old Willie Tyrone
Trottie broke into the Houston
Sept. 3
TEXAS:
Suspect in Kaufman County slayings allegedly plotted 2 other deaths
A former Kaufman County justice of the peace accused of murdering the Kaufman
County district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor last year was
also plotting to kill 2 others - including the
July 11
TEXASnew death sentence
Kenneth Wayne Thomas sentenced to death for murder of prominent attorney
A Dallas jury deliberated only 35 minutes Friday before ordering the execution
of Kenneth Wayne Thomas for the killing of lawyer and civil rights leader Fred
Finch last year.
July 10
TEXAS:
Texas inmates reveal what life is like on 'suffocating' death row
They call Huntsville the capital of capital punishment. This small town in
Texas has the most active death chamber in America.
The debate about the morality of executing prisoners by lethal injection is
June 28
TEXAS:
Courthouse shooter files death penalty appeal
The attorney for the Jefferson County Courthouse killer has submitted an appeal
of Bartholomew Granger's death-penalty conviction.
Granger, 43, was convicted last year of capital murder in Galveston County for
the March 14,
June 10
TEXAS:
Texas shooting suspect indicted in 4 more deaths
A North Texas man suspected in a daylong series of shootings that ended with 5
people dead has been indicted in 4 of those killings.
The indictments returned Friday accuse Charles Brownlow, 36, in the killings
last
June 7
TEXAS:
AG, Lawyers for Hank Skinner Argue Over DNA in Death Penalty Case
Lawyers for death row inmate Hank Skinner told a court, in documents filed
Friday, that testing on long-sought-after DNA evidence in his case should be
enough to forestall his execution. State
June 5
TEXAS:
A Message to Texas Compounding Pharmacies: Kill secrets, not people
It's no secret that Texas believes deeply in its right to kill, having done so
more than any other state and already 7 times this year. It's also no secret
Texas thinks this actually works; as in, killing
May 29
TEXAS:
Condemned Texas inmate loses Supreme Court appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal from condemned Texas
inmate Duane Buck, whose supporters contend his death sentence decided by a
Houston jury 17 years ago unfairly was based on race.
His death
May 2
TEXASimpending execution(s)
Texas plans 3 executions as courts mull secrecy of lethal drugs
As Oklahoma continues to feel the aftershocks from its botched execution
attempt on Tuesday, attention is turning to Texas, where a key secrecy ruling
is expected to be made later
April 26
TEXAS:
Psychologist says Petetan's mental retardation is moderate
Attorneys for Carnell Petetan Jr. rested their penalty-phase case Friday
evening after 2 psychologists told the jury that Petetan is mentally retarded.
Prosecutors, who are seeking the death penalty, will call
April 2
TEXASstay of 2 impending executions overturned
Appeals court overturns execution delay
A convicted serial killer is again scheduled for execution on Thursday after a
federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned 1 of 2 rulings by a Houston
federal judge's ruling that
March 31
TEXAS:
Mexican national on Texas death row loses appeal at Supreme Court; Ramiro
Hernandez condemned for 1997 of Glen Lich at Kerrville-area ranch
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the case of a 44-year-old Mexican
national set to die next week for the beating
Jan. 21
TEXASimpending execution of foreign national
Father of Mexican facing execution in U.S. prays for retrial
The father of Mexican inmate Edgar Tamayo, scheduled for execution in Texas on
Wednesday, insists his son is innocent, and that his family is praying for a
re-trial
Jan. 6
TEXAS:
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-269
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present508
Perry #scheduled execution date-name-Tx. #
270Jan. 22Edgar Tamayo---509
271Feb.
Dec. 14
TEXASimpending execution//Mexican national//Vienna Convention issues
Mexican Seeks to Avoid Death Penalty in Texas for Killing Police Officer
Less than 6 weeks - that's how much time Edgar Tamayo has to find a way to
avoid his death sentence for murdering a police officer
Dec. 12
TEXASnew death sentence
Jury sends confessed killer to death row
Alton and Darla Wilcox finally received justice after a Brazoria County jury
condemned the man who stabbed them with a death penalty verdict Wednesday,
District Attorney Jeri Yenne said.
The 7-woman, 5-man
Nov. 26
TEXAS:
https://www.change.org/petitions/dallas-county-district-attorney-craig-watkins-stop-the-execution-of-darlie-routier-release-this-innocent-crime-victim?share_id=OSEQsRVApE
(source: change.org)
CONNECTICUT:
Conn. Home Invasion Survivor Welcomes Baby Boy
The
Sept. 18
TEXAS impending execution
South Texas Gang Member Set for Execution Thursday
Robert Gene Garza says he was 9 or 10 when he joined a far South Texas street
gang called the Tri-City Bombers.
By age 20, he was on death row, convicted of participating in a 2002 gang
ambush
Sept. 16
TEXAS:
Plastic surgeon accused of hiring hitman could face death penalty
Thomas Michael Dixon, a successful Amarillo plastic surgeon and businessman,
now waits alone for the justice system to hone in on his accused role in the
death of a popular Lubbock physician 14 months
Sept. 8
TEXAS:
A New Law Gives Hope to an Inmate on death row
When Iris Morgenstern, an English teacher, remembers her former student Robert
Avila, she pictures the towering El Paso teen squeezing a tiny dropper of food
into the mouth of a scrawny newborn kitten.
Robert is just a
July 25
TEXASnew execution date
Arthur Brown has been given an execution date of October 29; it should be
considered serious.
Executions under Rick Perry, 2001-present-263
Executions in Texas: Dec. 7, 1982-present502
Perry #scheduled execution
July 23
TEXASnew execution date
Child Killer's Execution Date Set for October
A man on death row since 1996 now faces an execution date in October for the
murder of a little boy in Corpus Christi's northside.
In September 1995, then 21-year-old Larry Hatten broke down the back
July 22
TEXAS:
THE TEXAS 500
In case you didn't notice, with all the recent fanfare involving
ground-breaking Supreme Court decisions, government spying, or the demise of a
Southern cooking empire, Texas - where they do everything on a grand scale -
carried out its 500th modern
July 11
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 501 and 502; After a short break, Texas resumes executions
Just 4 days before Thanksgiving 2002, John Quintanilla walked into the Action
Amusement Center in Victoria, Texas, wearing a mask and gloves and brandishing
a high-powered
June 30
TEXAS:
From America's Busiest Death Chamber, a Catalog of Last Rants, Pleas and
Apologies Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Karl Eugene Chamberlain went to his neighbor's apartment that night in Dallas
under the pretense of borrowing sugar. He returned later, forced her
June 23
TEXAS:
Texas prepares to execute 500th prisoner
The US state of Texas is preparing to execute its 500th convict since the death
penalty was restored in 1976, a record in a country where capital punishment is
in decline elsewhere.
On Wednesday, in the absence of a last
April 26
TEXAS:
Texas Prosecutor and Ex-Governor Agree: No Death Penalty for Being Black. The
Texas prosecutor who won the death penalty against Duane Buck now says Buck
deserves a new sentencing hearing. What's the holdup?
Former Harris County, Texas, prosecutor Linda Geffin had no
April 25
TEXASimpending execution
Killer in East Texas slaying-abductions set to die
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to block execution of a Texas inmate for
killing 1 of 3 people abducted from an East Texas convenience store.
Richard Cobb is set for lethal injection
April 22
TEXAS:
Trial begins in fatal Jefferson County courthouse shooting
Even Bartholomew Granger's attorneys acknowledge there's no question he is
responsible for opening fire last year outside a Southeast Texas courthouse,
fatally shooting a bystander in a failed attempt to kill
Feb. 27
TEXAS:
Decision Day? Murder Trial Jury Spends 3rd Day on Punishment
Is the 3rd day the charm?
Convicted College Station murderer Stanley Robertson, his legal team, his
victim's family, prosecutors and many others are asking that question as 7 men
and 5 women work Wednesday to
Nov. 27
TEXAS:
Bill Would Restrict Informant Testimony in Death Cases
Anthony Graves was wrongly convicted and sent to death row in 1994 based
largely on the testimony of an alleged accomplice in the fiery murders of 6
people. The accomplice, while on the execution gurney, admitted he
Nov. 10
TEXASimpending execution
Houston killer, lawyer at odds on defense strategy as execution date nears
A lawyer-client wrangle over defense strategy Friday threw a kink into an
effort to save Houston double-killer Preston Hughes III from execution on Nov.
15 by challenging
Sept. 12
TEXAS---death penalty-related: business and human rights
Perry Spreads the Word About Texas in Northern Italy
Gov. Rick Perry, wrapping up a weeklong trip to picturesque northern Italy,
said he is trying to talk European businesses into moving some of their
operations to
July 28
TEXASstay of impending execution
Texas death row inmate has Aug. 1 execution stayed
A Texas death row inmate who was scheduled to die next week had his execution
stayed Friday by the state's highest criminal court, which wants to review a
petition that argues he is not
July 27
TEXASstay of impending execution
Court of Criminal Appeals Stays Execution of Marcus Druery
Late this afternoon we learned that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has
granted a stay of execution to Marcus Druery. The Court stayed the execution
pending review of the
April 26
TEXASimminent execution
Justices refuses stay for Texas man's execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt the scheduled execution of convicted
killer Beunka Adams.
The 29-year-old Adams faces lethal injection in Huntsville Thursday evening for
a slaying a decade
April 5
TEXAS:
Gran Appeals To UK To Save Her From Execution
The British Government has said it is doing all it can the save the life of a
British grandmother who has spent 11 years on Death Row in the United States.
She would become the first British woman to be executed in 50
March 21
TEXAS:
Court Ruling Could Affect Texas Death Row Cases
Death row inmate Jesse Joe Hernandez, set to be executed next week for the 2001
death of a 10-month-old boy in Dallas, is hoping that a ruling Tuesday from the
U.S. Supreme Court could give him another chance to prove that
Feb. 25
TEXAS:
Who Helps the Exonerated Men of Texas?
A lot of men from Dallas County have been exonerated—27 at the latest count—and
James Waller is one of the more memorable. He was convicted of the 1983 rape of
a twelve-year-old boy—mostly on the word of the boy—and given thirty
Feb. 23
TEXASstay of impending execution
San Antonio man set to die next week wins reprieve
An ex-con convicted of killing a San Antonio man and stealing his prized
motorcycle won a stay of execution Thursday when a judge in Houston agreed to
new forensic tests.
Anthony
Jan. 28
TEXAS:
Long-time Texas death row inmate loses appealMan on Texas death row since
1986 loses federal court appeal that challenged all-white jury
A longtime Texas death row inmate from Houston has lost a federal court appeal
that argued his trial lawyers were deficient for
Dec. 13
TEXAS:
Mental illness does not provide automatic ticket off death row The rare
occurrence
While mental illness may frequently be used by defendants in the courtroom as a
reason to escape execution, it’s rarely been an effective means to get off of
death row once there.
Oct. 27
TEXASexecution
Convicted Cop Killer Executed in Huntsville
Former San Antonio street gang member Frank Garcia has been put to death for
fatally shooting a veteran police officer who was trying to resolve a domestic
dispute.
Garcia was condemned for killing 48-year-old
Oct. 26
TEXAS:
Man charged with capital murder in deadly home invasion
A man jailed on an unrelated charge has been accused in a fatal shooting at a
home in northeast Houston earlier this year.
Kenneth Ray Nelms Jr., 19, is charged with capital murder in the death of
Terrance
Jan. 14
TEXAS:
Nation's 1st execution of 2009 Wednesday in Texas
Even a defense lawyer for convicted murderer Curtis Moore acknowledged the
horrific nature of the 3 slayings that convinced a jury to send Moore to
death row.
Facts-wise, it was difficult because of the nature of how the
Jan. 27
TEXAS:
Texas' support for death penalty remains strongOn hold nationally,
capital punishment is a tradition in the Lone Star State, an author
says.
In a prison cemetery, Mack Matthews and George Washington are bound by the
manner of their deaths.
The men were among 5
Nov. 8
TEXAS:
Death penalty widow sues judge-Lawsuit claims appeals court's Keller
violated rights with 5 p.m. closing time.
The widow of Michael Richard, a convicted murderer executed by Texas 6
weeks ago, has sued the Texas judge who prevented his appeal from being
considered in
August 18
TEXAS:
Longtime death row inmate loses appeal in federal courtLester Bower of
Arlington has maintained his innocence in 4 shooting deaths. He has been
on death row for 23 years.
An Arlington man who has spent 23 years on death row lost a federal court
appeal this week,
June 22
TEXAS:
West Texas man executed in murder
A West Texas man who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and beat her to death
with a claw hammer was executed Thursday afternoon for the 1998 crime.
Gilberto Guadalupa Reyes, 33, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m., eight
minutes after the leth
June 22
TEXAS:
West Texas man executed in murder
A West Texas man who kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and beat her to death
with a claw hammer was executed Thursday afternoon for the 1998 crime.
Gilberto Guadalupa Reyes, 33, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m., eight
minutes after the leth
April 17
TEXAS:
Controversial Revelation of Death Penalty Injustice, Last Words from Death
Row, Scheduled for Release in April 2007
Nightengale Press will release Last Words from Death Row written by Norma
Herrera in April 2007.
Norma Herrera lived her brother Leonel Herrera's personal
April 1
TEXAS:
So children are a priority?
TEXAS legislators lack credibility when it comes to protecting our
children.
The Texas House recently passed a bill (HB 8) that would increase
penalties for people who molest children, and the state Senate is
considering a similar bill (SB 5).
Jan. 25
TEXASexecution
1st Texas inmate put to death this year
An Alabama man who was part of a ring that shuttled drugs from Texas to
his home state was executed today for the slayings of four people in
Houston nearly 14 years ago.
When asked by a warden if he had any final
Jan. 19
TEXAS:
Sinegal Murder Trial Set for July
The defense attorney's for Gary Sinegal have yet to decide if they will
request a change of venue.
At a pre-trial hearing Wednesday, Jefferson County set a date for the Gary
Sinegal murder trial to begin--July 31st.
Sinegal is charged
Dec. 31
TEXAS:
Investigators tracked KFC case for decades
James Stroud remembers sitting at the home of his longtime buddy who had
gone missing, offering comfort and encouragement to his friend's parents
and pregnant wife.
After painful hours of waiting, the phone rang. Almost
April 22
TEXASlegislation to expand state death penalty law
Bill seeks death penalty for murderers of judges
Any person who murders a judge in Texas could receive the death penalty if
found guilty, according to a provision approved Thursday by the Senate
Criminal Justice Committee.
May 3
TEXAS -- impending execution
3-time parolee set to die for fatal beating
3times Lonnie Wayne Pursley was sent to prison. 3 times he was let out on
parole.
A jury in Polk County ensured he wouldn't get out a fourth time when they
decided in 1999 he should be put to death for the
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