In this edition: Scheduled executions: Two executions set for September Advocacy in action: Support clemency for Ker’Sean Ramey TCADP 2027 Annual Conference: Nominate an individual or organization for an annual award […]
Category: Ineffective assistance of counsel
Ker’Sean Olajuwa Ramey faces execution on September 23, 2026, despite profound constitutional violations that led to his conviction and death sentence. Ramey was convicted of killing Sam Roberts, Tiffani Peacock, […]
Last night, February 5, 2025, the State of Texas executed Steven Nelson after the Supreme Court of the United States refused to intervene, denying his petition for a writ of certiorari […]
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Have you signed the petition in support of clemency for Quintin Jones? Case updates: Courts recommend new trials for two individuals and overturn death sentences in two […]
On Monday, June 8, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the death penalty case of Terence Andrus to Texas for further review, finding that his trial attorney provided inadequate and deficient legal representation. Among his many failings were neglecting to investigate or present readily-available mitigating evidence of Andrus’s troubled upbringing, which could have persuaded the jury to spare his life.