Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7, attorneys for Texas death row inmate Duane Buck will hold a press conference to urge clemency for their client. Mr. Buck is scheduled for execution on […]
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Today, attorneys for Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner issued the following press release regarding a new motion for DNA testing under a state law that went into effect on […]
Yesterday, August 31, attorneys for Duane Edward Buck filed a clemency petition with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, seeking their intervention in his September 15 execution date. They […]
On August 26, 2011, a jury in Hidalgo County rejected the death penalty for Roberto Rojas, who was convicted of killing his mother-in-law, Amelia Rivera Flores, and three young children in […]
Last night, the State of Texas carried out its 9th execution of the year. Martin Robles was executed for killing two members of a rival gang – John Commisky and Jesus […]
Yesterday, July 28, 2011, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Larry Swearingen. He was scheduled to be executed on August 18 for the 1998 rape and murder […]
The State of Texas executed Mark Stroman last night, July 20, 2011, after a three-hour delay while courts considered a final appeal from his surviving shooting victim, Rais Bhuiyan. Stroman […]
The Dallas Morning News has published another editorial regarding Rais Bhuiyan’s unique call for clemency for the man who shot him in the face and killed two other individuals in […]