On Monday, Humberto Leal Garcia’s attorneys and the Mexican government jointly appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay Leal’s execution. Three judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a concurring opinion which stated that the pardons board and Governor Perry should stay Mr. Leal’s execution.
Category: clemency
Today more than 90 Christian faith leaders from communities throughout Texas called on the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Rick Perry to grant clemency to Timothy Adams. Adams […]
Dear Friends, Yesterday afternoon the Fifth Circuit denied the civil rights lawsuit in Willie Pondexter’s case. Mr. Pondexter is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on March […]