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Month: April 2020

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Edward Busby

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution, Tarrant County

On April 27, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) granted a 60-day stay of execution to Edward Busby. Busby was scheduled to be put to death on May 6, 2020 for the 2004 robbery and murder of 77-year-old Laura Lee Crane in Fort Worth. This is the fourth time since mid-March that the […]

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Trial court postpones execution date for Billy Joe Wardlow

April 6, 2020 Kristin execution

Today, April 6, 2020, the trial court granted the state’s motion to move Billy Joe Wardlow’s execution date from April 29 to July 8; it denied defense’s motion to withdraw the date. Both motions were based on the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the fourth execution scheduled by the State of Texas to be stayed or […]

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TCADP April 2020 Newsletter: Case updates; exonerations in 2019; and recommended media

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Kristin cost, El Paso, executions, exoneration, Wrongfully Convicted

In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you’ll find updates on scheduled executions and other Texas death penalty cases, a new report on exonerations in 2019, and recommended films, podcasts and other popular media on the death penalty.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Fabian Hernandez

April 1, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution

In an order issued on April 1, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals determined that the execution of Fabian Hernandez, which was scheduled for April 23, “should be stayed at the present time.” He was sentenced to death for the murders of his estranged wife, Renee Hernandez, and Arturo Fonseca in El Paso in 2006. […]

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January 27, 2021: “An Evening with Maurice Chammah,” sponsored by BookPeople; 7:00 PM Central

February 24, 2021: TCADP General Membership Meeting (on Zoom); 7:00 to 8:00 PM

February 27, 2021: TCADP 2021 Annual Conference (virtual event); 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central. Register today!

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Executions in 2021

Scheduled executions in Texas (5)
February 10: Edward Busby, Jr.
March 4: Ramiro Ibarra
April 20: Ramiro Gonzales
May 19: Quintin Jones
June 30: John Hummel

Stays granted (1)
Blaine Milam – Stay granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on 1/15/21

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