State of Texas scheduled to execute Robert Moreno Ramos

Kristin execution, Mexican National

The State of Texas is scheduled to execute Robert Moreno Ramos tonight, Wednesday, November 14, 2018.  He was convicted of killing his wife and two youngest children in 1992 in Hidalgo County.  In violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Ramos was not notified of his right, as a Mexican national, to contact consular officials upon arrest.  His trial […]

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TCADP November 2018 Alert: An imperfect system

Kristin execution, Texas death penalty

In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you’ll find information about the scheduled execution of Robert Ramos, as well as an update on the case of El Pasoan Robert Avila, whose conviction was based on outdated science and false testimony. You’ll also find details on upcoming events in Houston, Austin, and El Paso and ways to support TCADP as we approach the holiday season.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Kwame Rockwell

Kristin incompetency, Stay of execution, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Kwame Rockwell, finding that a Texas trial court was in error in ruling that Mr. Rockwell failed to meet the threshold showing required for funds for a mental health expert.  Rockwell was scheduled to be put to death next Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Following […]

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Severely Schizophrenic Man Doesn’t Know Why He Is In Prison, Scheduled for TX Execution Next Week

Kristin execution, Ford v. Wainwright, Ft. Worth, incompetency, severe mental illness, Tarrant County

Kwame Rockwell is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on Wednesday, October 24, despite his lifelong history of severe mental illness that predates the crime, fixed delusions that snakes and demons surround him and invade his body, and the fact that the state’s own doctors have sent him to the psychiatric unit […]

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