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Scheduled Execution: Derrick Jackson

Post author By Kristin
Post date July 19, 2010
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Derrick Jackson is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, July 20 at 6:00pm. The execution will be the 15th Texas execution of 31 nationwide.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Throws Out Two Death Sentences

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date April 29, 2010

On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out two death sentences, ordering new punishment trials for both. The decision was made in line with changes […]

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International Coverage of Death Penalty Decline Rates in Texas

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 30, 2010

With the Supreme Court stay of Hank Skinner’s execution on March 24, 2010 much attention has been drawn to the capital punishment system in Texas and recent trends which may […]

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Travis County Sentences Man to Death

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 12, 2010

On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Milton Dwayne Gobert was sentenced to death in the 2003 killing of Mel Kernena Cotton in North Austin. Gobert is the first new death sentence […]

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"Odds of A Killer Getting Death"

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 5, 2010

The Houston Chronicle (March 4, 2010) followed up on a report issued earlier this week by the American Constitution Society regarding factors increasing the chance of a death sentence. The […]

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Investigation of Effect of Hired Counsel on Capital Murder Indictments in Harris County

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date March 2, 2010

Professor Scott Phillips published a brief with the American Constitution Society on February 23, 2010 regarding the effects of hired counsel versus court-appointed attorney’s in capital murder cases in Harris […]