Author: tcadp

Feb. 16 TEXAS: Guilty plea ends long death-penalty appeal saga Johnny Paul Penry, whose Texas death sentence was overturned three timesin a 25-year, precedent-setting series of appeals, has pleaded guilty […]

Feb. 15 TEXAS: State won't seek death penalty against killer Penry The state will not seek the death penalty against convicted killer JohnnyPaul Penry in an agreement that will require […]

Feb. 14 USA: 9/11 Justice: Executing terrorists not in nation's best interest The U.S. government's plan to seek the death penalty against 6 GuantnamoBay detainees in the Sept. 11 attacks […]

Feb. 13 TEXAS: DA Race: Contenders weigh in on death penalty Q: In the past, Travis County has been reluctant to pursue the death penalty in capital cases. Under your […]

Feb. 8 TEXAS: Aggie and her Killer Texas, with 1/13 of the country’s people, has killed 37 % of the convicted murderers “executed” in the United States since 1976. As […]

Feb. 8 TEXAS—-federal death penalty trial Ellis Joseph Mosher will face death penalty for murder of fellow inmate Federal prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty when acapital […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is unlikely to outlaw lethal injection, the UnitedStates’ main form of execution, when it rules on a test case this spring,but many states may continue their […]

Eric Singer Goes Inside Death Row With the Texas 7 D.A. Speaks Out Against Release of Texas 7 7 years ago, 7 men made one of the most daring prison […]