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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Paul Storey

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 Kristin Stay of execution, victims

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) has stayed the execution of Paul Storey and ordered the trial court to determine whether mitigating evidence related to the victim’s parents’ opposition to the death penalty could have been discovered previously. Storey was scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas next Wednesday, April 12, 2017. His […]

Attorneys file appeal in Paul Storey case, seek stay of execution

April 4, 2017 Kristin execution, victims

Attorneys for Paul Storey filed a state habeas application on Friday, March 31, 2017. Mr. Storey is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. You’ll find links to the writ and a video appeal for clemency by the parents of the murder victim, Jonas Cherry, below. Statement from Attorneys for Paul […]

TCADP April 2017 Alert: Seeking clemency for Paul Storey

April 1, 2017 Kristin clemency campaign, execution, U.S. Supreme Court

In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you’ll find a request for action to support clemency for Paul Storey, who is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on April 12, 2017. The victim’s parents have appealed to state and local officials to commute his sentence to life without parole.

Victim’s parents oppose execution of Paul Storey

March 21, 2017 Kristin execution, Tarrant County, victims

“Paul Storey’s execution will not bring our son back, will not atone for the loss of our son and will not bring comfort or closure.” Those are the powerful words of Glenn and Judy Cherry, whose son Jonas Cherry was killed at a Putt-Putt Golf and Games in Hurst, Texas in 2006. One of the […]

State of Texas executes James Bigby

March 14, 2017 Vanessa Akins death penalty, execution, Tarrant County, Texas

The State of Texas executed James Bigby around 6:00 PM tonight. Bigby was put to death for the 1987 murders of Michael R. Trekell and Jayson Kehler in Tarrant County. In his final statement, Bigby apologized for his crimes. Jolie McCullough of the Texas Tribune reports: I’m sorry it went on for a terribly long time…I hope that my death will […]

State of Texas scheduled to execute James Bigby

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Vanessa Akins death penalty, execution, mental illness, Tarrant County, Texas

Tonight, March 14, 2017, the State of Texas is scheduled to execute James Bigby for the 1987 murders of Michael R. Trekell and Jayson Kehler in Tarrant County. According to his attorney, John Stickels, Bigby has no appeals pending. In 2005, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Bigby’s death sentence after finding that the jury […]

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Tilon Carter

February 3, 2017 Vanessa Akins death penalty, Stay of execution, Tarrant County, Texas, Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for Tilon Carter. Originally scheduled to be executed on February 7, 2017, Carter has spent 11 years on death row for the 2004 robbery and murder of 89-year-old James Eldon Tomlin in Fort Worth. The court granted the stay because the trial court missed the […]

State of Texas executes Christopher Wilkins

January 12, 2017 Vanessa Akins death penalty, execution, Tarrant County, Texas

Yesterday, January 11, the State of Texas carried out its first execution of 2017. Christopher Chubasco Wilkins was executed for the 2005 murders of Mike Silva and Willie Freeman in Fort Worth. Wilkins gave no final statement. He was 48 years old. In October 2015, Wilkins’ execution date was withdrawn at the request of Tarrant County prosecutors, who sought […]