Categories
clemency clemency campaign criminal justice flaws death penalty decline ethics execution Humberto Leal Mexican National

Statement from Humberto Leal’s Lawyer

The following statement is attributed to Sandra L. Babcock, attorney for Humberto Leal Garcia: “Today the United States stumbled in its commitment to the rule of law.  Mr. Leal, tragically, […]

Categories
capital punishment death sentences decline Travis County

Travis County Sentences Man to Death

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 […]