May 6 TEXAS: Central Texas man on death row maintains innocence as many believe histrial was unfair Jurors sentenced Rodney Reed to death after DNA evidence showed he'd hadsex with […]
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death penalty news—-TEXAS
May 5 TEXAS—-new execution date set//foreign national August execution set for Mexican-born Texas inmate A Mexican-born Texas prisoner whose death sentence set off aninternational dispute and a U.S. Supreme Court […]
Jose Medellin receives execution date for August 5th. Although the Medellin cases is well recognized due to the Mexican consulate concerns and President Bush’s involvement, a date is a date. […]
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May 4 TEXAS: United Methodists Call for Abolition of the Death Penalty in Texas The Worldwide United Methodist Church sent a message to Texas during theGeneral Conference held in Ft. […]
The Worldwide United Methodist Church sent a message to Texas during the General Conference held in Ft. Worth, TX. The General Conference passed a resolution calling for the specific abolition […]
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May 2 TEXAS: Supreme Court ignores fatal flaws, OKs executions Starting in May executions in the United States will resume after a7-month de facto moratorium that began last September, when […]
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May 1 TEXAS: Study suggests bias in death penalty cases—-Blacks on trial for lifemore often in Harris County, professor claims A new study on how race affects the way death […]
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April 30 TEXAS: 4 condemned Texas prisoners lose appeals 4 condemned prisoners lost appeals Wednesday before the Texas Court ofCriminal Appeals, including a man identified as a leader of a […]