Texas
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- AUGUST 17, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
death by lethal injection was the jury's decision for Noah Espada, 21.
death by lethal injection was the jury's decision for Noah Espada, 21.
- AUGUST 10, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gary Sterling, 38, was executed in Huntsville.
Gary Sterling, 38, was executed in Huntsville.
- AUGUST 8, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS, USA. MEXICANS COMPLAIN OF ABUSES ON TEXAS DEATH ROW
several Mexican inmates on death row on the penitentiary in Texas, known as the Polunsky Unit, said their isolation for 23 hours a day in a small cell amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
JULY 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS, USA. DRIFTER EXECUTED FOR SLAYING OF STUDENT
David Martinez was executed for the rape and murder of a woman who was attacked on a jogging trail eight years ago.
- JULY 25, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
after being rebuked twice by the U.S. Supreme Court (see June 13, 2005)...
after being rebuked twice by the U.S. Supreme Court (see June 13, 2005), the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order overturning a conviction in a Texas death-penalty case.
- JULY 20, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the death sentence, but not the conviction...
the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the death sentence, but not the conviction, of Carl L. Brooks. The 3-judge panel ruled that a juror might have been beholden to prosecutors after he was charged with bringing a semiautomatic pistol to the cour
- JULY 1, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore
- JUNE 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
in McKinney, Collin County jury sentenced Moises Sandoval Mendoza to death
in McKinney, Collin County jury sentenced Moises Sandoval Mendoza to death
- JUNE 29, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Gregory Russeau
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new sentencing hearing for Gregory Russeau
JUNE 22, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS, USA. GOVERNOR COMMUTES 28 DEATH SENTENCES
Gov. Rick Perry commuted the death sentences of 28 convicted killers. Perry ordered the commutations in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in March that the Constitution forbids executing anyone for a crime committed before the age of 18.
- JUNE 17, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole
Gov. Rick Perry signed a law to give juries the option of sentencing murderers to life without parole
JUNE 13, 2005TexasDEATH PENALTYTEXAS. SUPREME COURT ORDERS NEW TRIAL FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate who said Texas prosecutors unfairly stacked his jury with whites, issuing a harsh rebuke to the state that executes more people than any other.