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State of Texas Executes Ray Jasper; TDCJ Obtains New, Secret Supply of Lethal Drug

Post author By Kristin
Post date March 20, 2014

The State of Texas executed Ray Jasper last night, March 19, 2014, for the 1998 robbery and murder of recording studio owner David Alejandro in San Antonio. Jasper was 18 years […]

Tags Death Penalty, execution, lethal injection, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court

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Scheduled Executions of Ray Jasper and Anthony Doyle Highlight Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty

Post author By Kristin
Post date March 13, 2014

Ray Jasper and Anthony Doyle, both African American, are scheduled to be executed in the next two weeks for murders they committed as 18-year-old youths. Their cases exemplify the arbitrariness […]

Tags Dallas County, Death Penalty, execution, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Texas Death Penalty Case: Trevino v. Thaler

Post author By Kristin
Post date May 30, 2013

*Updated June 4, 2013* According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review six Texas death penalty cases – […]

Tags Death Penalty, ineffective assistance of counsel, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court