Category: mitigating evidence

Death penalty trial results in life sentence

Post author By Kristin
Post date March 14, 2015

After nine hours of deliberation, a Tarrant County jury determined that mitigating factors warranted a sentence other than the death penalty for Gabriel Armandariz, who was convicted of killing his sons Luke, 6 […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Execution of Marvin Wilson‏

Post author By tcadp
Post date August 7, 2012
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The State of Texas executed Marvin Wilson this evening, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant him a stay based on evidence of his intellectual disabilities. Here’s a statement […]

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Briseno Receives New Sentencing Hearing

Post author By Kristin
Post date June 10, 2010

Yesterday, June 9, 2010, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) overturned the death sentence of Jose Briseno. From the Dallas Morning News: “The court ruled jurors who decided Jose […]