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UPDATE (Jan 24) — New post added for this week’s execution of Rodriog Hernandez.
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It’s a new year, which means a new Execution Schedule for the nation’s busiest execution chamber. So far there are 6 executions scheduled for 2012. The first is on January 26, when Rodrigo Hernandez will be executed for the 1994 kidnap, rape, and murder of 38-year old Susan Verstegen.
Three more executions are currently scheduled for February, with two more in March. Here’s the current schedule:
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Beunka Adams is set for 3/8/2012. I suspect Duane Buck to be back on soon.
Can we expect a date for 2012 in respect of Linda Carty?
I hope so. Her final appeal was rejected by the supreme court back in May 2010 – I don’t understatnd why is it taking so long to execute this cold-blooded killer.
you should read about this case before you call her a cold blooded killer, This case shows yet again a failed justice system in Texas. I am not saying not guilty or guilty because the whole trial was a complete circus
I’ve read everything, i.e., the briefs, petitions, findings of facts, and opinions. She’s a cold blooded killer. And she got a fair trial. The only circus is the one clowns like you perform in.
you can read , not very well by your reply
Project much?
The USDC made an extremely detailed and long record of Carty’s guilt. All the lies of you thug lovers will not save her.
You sound like a bit of a thug. As I said I am not saying she is guilty or not guilty but before Texas executes, That person should have a fair trial. if you had anything to do with a trial that wouldn’t be the case. You sound like you get off on one when someone is executed.Sad very Sad
You sound like more than a bit of a thug lover. You are clueless about the procedural history of the case but you come here and lie and yap that she didn’t get a fair trial. She got a fair trial. If you weren’t so stupid, arrogant, and utterly void of any feelings of empathy for the victims in this case, you wouldn’t be here talking out of your ass. You sound like you get off on young mothers being hog tied, thrown in a trunk of a car, and a fat ass criminal bitch putting a plastic bag over their head. You’re disgusting.
Oh my, oh my, oh my. You have proved that you know nothing about this case, the procedural history of the case, or the evidence — nor do you care. You just want to whine about things you know nothing about. What am I suppose to be debating here? You’re uninformed, non factual opinion?
You don’t give a damn about the victims in this case, otherwise you wouldn’t be lying on behalf of the murderer who made them victims. You’re just another amoral thug lover.
How can I be lying on carty’s behalf you seem to know were you there when it happen ?. Really its an opinion, is she or isn’t she. You need to start talking about things you know about because you don’t know much about how the justice system and how its supposed to work,
You don’t even make sense. Are you drinking?
It’s FACT that she has been convicted and has lost all her appeals. If you had even bothered to read the fucking opinions you would know its FACT that she kidnapped and murdered Joanna Rodriguez. There is a mountain of evidence against her. If you had read the memorandum of findings you would also know all her procedural challenges were bullshit, i.e., she got a fair trial. But nooooooooo! Instead you come here and falsely claim she did not have a fair trial. Again you project in that it is YOU, not me, who knows nothing about the criminal justice system works – just like you don’t know jack shit about the evidence and procedural history of this case because you don’t care. Joanna Rodriguez and her family mean nothing to you. Now get lost, loser.
Rick Perry
I have taken the time ( a lot of time ) in reading and researching news reports , the trial, and appeals after watching a documentary titled “British grandmother on death row” afterwards I must say I was shocked.
Reading on your 12 years as the Govenor of Texas and in that time you have authorized the execution of over 200 death row inmates, so you support and agree with the death penalty, which is ok this is your right. Myself, do I agree with the death penalty, I am not sure but if I did I would have to be a 100% sure that the right persons were being convicted and sentence to die, especially if their last hope lies with me ,else I would feel like a murderer myself. As you have overseen many executions it looks like your death penalty record is gaing much attention and I think the case of Linda Carty will bring you much more attention for the wrong reasons. Will this help your campaign for nomination to run for general election for the next president of the usa or not. There are a lot of eyes looking closely at the Linda Carty case, there might not be a lot of media coverage in the USA about this but there is all over the globe.
I would like to make it aware to you that the crime, of the murder of a 25year old woman and the kidnapping of a 3day old baby is awful and unforgiveable and the person that did this need to pay.
Linda Carty born a British national on the island of st Kitts, arrested in 2001 for the alleged part in the murder of 25year old Joana Rodriguez and the kidnapping of a baby.
Before the trial started Linda obtained her own Lawyer but could not afford to keep him, so the state of Texas appointed one for her, Jerry Guerinot.
Jerry Guerinot, s record in capital cases is appalling; out of 39 cases 20 were sentence to death as of 2007. In the remaining 19, three had their charges dropped by the prosecution; six pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and in anthoe five prosecutors did not seek the death penalty that means up to 2007 Guerinot never managed to persuade one jury in all those cases that there was “reasonable doubt” about his client’s guilt. He has in many cases including Linda Carty’s proved that he was unfit to serve as a defence lawyer also his work in court has been full of errors and flaws how many of those cases were defendants wrongly being put to death by the state of Texas.
So Linda’s defence consisted of Jerry Guerinot (state appointed) Wendi Akins (junior counsel) and investigator John Castillo, who himself proved he had not completed or in some parts of the case hadn’t even started investigating areas he was being paid to do.
Guuerinot made no attempt to contact the foreign office for extra support. The foreign office had no idea that Linda Carty had been arrested or that she was British until she had already been sentence to death. A spokesman from the foreign office said, “had we have known she was British we would have made contact within 24hrs and would have made our position very clear to the Texan authorities that we are opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances”. The British consulate added “we would have helped Carty to change her representation from an approved list of lawyers we have and Guerinot is not on that list”.
So even before the trial started bad mistakes were being made and Linda Carty was being represented by a very poor defence team. How can a case be allowed to run in this way when it’s a matter of life or death.
One thing that got me why was Key witnesses giving evidence for the prosecution when these witnesses where key to the defence, One witnesses called by the prosecution was Jose Corona, this was Linda Carty’s husband in Texan law he didn’t have to testify against his own wife (spousal privilege). Which neither the defence nor the prosecution explain his right to this. Jose Corona says “had the defence told me this I would never have testified against my own wife” “if the defence had spoken to me before the trial” he says. “I would have told them that Linda does not deserve the death penalty and believe that she is not a threat to society or an aggressive person. So already laws have been broken in this case and both defence and prosecutors are making very bad mistakes.
Jerry Guiernot in his own affidavit sworn in 2008 he said “in my representation of Linda Carty I did not contact her husband prior to the trail, I assumed my investigator had spoken to him”.” In my file I now see my investigator never spoke to him”. Surely assumptions can’t be made in a capital case especially by your defence team. Guerinot also admitted that he had only spoke to Linda Carty for a short time an HOUR before the trial was about to begin. This is hardly a good foundation for a capital murder case or in fact any case.
Also I read that the state prosecution lawyers who sought her conviction were the same lawyers she had been working alongside with at the Drug Enforcement Agency for the past 20 year prior to her conviction. That’s chilling.
The court refuses to consider key evidence showing that Linda Carty’s notoriously incompetent lawyer Jerry Guerinot.
1. Failed to spot obvious flaws and inconsistent in the prosecution’s case.
2. Failed to interview key witnesses.
3. Failed to present evidence on her lack of future dangerousness.
4. Failed to inform Linda of her right to consular assistance.
5. Failure to meet Linda until immeadatly before the trial.
6. Failure to investigate mitigating evidence.
7. Failure to inform Linda’s husband of his right that he did not have to testify against his wife.
8. Failure to make it aware that apart from her finger prints in her own car, no forensic evidence could place her at the scene at the time of the crime.
9. Failure to see that his investigator was not completing is work.
Shocking to hear that the court holds that “these errors should never have been heard”. The court is dealing with someone’s life not someone being done for driving with no insurance. Is Texas justice system heading for another lawsuit by a private investigation team because someone has been wrongfully executed, after it’s too late?
Investigators have found that Guerinot’s performances in other capital murder trials have been less than impressive. These mistakes including Linda Carty’s trial forms a pattern with other cases i.e. Willie Marcel Shannon condemned in 1996 for shooting a man in a carjacking. Jerry Guerinot called no key witnesses in the trials punishment phase at all, Guerinot admitted that he didn’t meet the defendant for the first 3 months and had his name wrong and realised that he was actually defending one Wille Shannon and not Willie Swanson as he had written down. Wille Shannon admitted he had shot the man but not intentionally he always said it was a carjacking that went wrong. In this case you can see again the mistakes made by Jerry Guerinot and that the state of Texas should never have appointed Guerinot to take these cases. If this was a carjacking that went wrong, prison “yes” death penalty “no”.
Linda Carty work for the Drug Enforcement Agency, at this time Carty was told and knew that this was risky and very dangerous job to do. Linda Carty has always held to the fact she was set up by drug dealers because they found out she was working for the DEA. Looking at the three co-defendants walks in life and they all had criminal records associated with drugs it’s not that hard to see this could be true. The fact that they were all given life in prison and all three testified against Linda Carty then she receives the death penalty, it all seems about deals being done so at least the prosecution could have at least one on death row.
Charlie Mathis a former employee for the DEA said in an interview to the Guardian News. “I am fighting demons now, I am upset that I took the stand for the prosecution and not on Linda Carty’s behalf, I never wanted to help put someone on death row”. He carries on to say “if Carty did organise the kidnapping then she is mentally ill but I am sure she was incapable of murder, if nothing else she needed a better legal team on her side” he then finishes by saying. “Everybody deserves a proper trial, we only know what the three co- defendants say and they were trying to avoid the death penalty to, is that fair”.
1, Carty had no previous criminal record
2, the three co-defendants were all know and prosecuted for drug related crimes.
To make an informed decision a jury must be in possession of all the facts. In Linda’s case they were not. Instead a verdict was found based on the prosecutions sketchy testimony from drug traffickers and professional criminals who gave it in exchange for a reduction of their own sentence. Why should Linda Carty be sentenced to death due to the word of three criminals who have admitted doing the crime and have not received the same sentence.
The USA has breached international law by not informing neither the British consulate of the fact that a British national was on trial for murder. The USA has breached the sovereign rights of the United Kingdom. Under bi-lateral UK and us consular convention. This is mandatory whether or not Linda Carty wanted help or not. So this shows even more that Linda was badly let down by the Texas justice system.
So there you have it my issues and worries. I am not saying just let Linda Carty go free, what I am saying is with what I have read, watched you might be allowing an innocent woman to be executed witch is totally unacceptable for someone who has the power to stop this from happening .A new trial is needed with a proper defence team and all the facts and evidence to be giving to the jury. it all seems too easy in the Usa to have someone executed and sometimes the terrible thing of then finding out that thee condemned were actually innocent when it’s too late.
Surely changes have to be made to the capital punishment trials.
I.e. The trial of Cameron Todd Willingham charged with murder in Jan 1992. He was offered life in exchanged for a guilty plea which he turned down. After his execution there were a lot of doubts about his conviction which sparked and independented investigation after which he was proved to be innocent in 2010. The innocence project filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas. Should this man of been executed in 2004. Are you Rick Perry going to let this happen again in your state. I hope you make the right decision and spare linda carty so and independent investigation and find all the facts and make a true decision on linda carty.
The trial was a abasolute circus of mistakes made by both the defense and the prosecution. So this makes all her appeals unfair because how can they make a decision without all the facts.
British Lawyers believe her conviction is unsafe and so should you. If the state of Texas has to carry on executing murders for god sake make sure you have the right person or else the Texas justice will be murders themselves.
With the United States of America have one of the most famous statues, the statue of Liberty standing for Freedom showing us the path to freedom for the right to be heard; free from captivity, and the power of right doing, maybe we should all stand by the iconic lady when we want to do the right thing.
When my 10year old son asks me what I was reading about, when I told him he was shocked to hear that execution’s still happen. This is something he has learnt in his history lessons. He couldn’t believe that America still executes people. It is a place he did really want to go to one day now he is not so sure.
So what are you going to do, do what’s easy and sign another death warrant or are you going to do what’s right.
Yours sincerlly
as i said inocent or guilty . This can only be found out by a re-trial. if she is guilty then pay the price
Nice copy and paste job,kid. But not based on the actual evidence and procedural history of the case.
Unlike you, I won’t copy and paste all 234 pages into a comment space, but here are the court documents for those interested in the truth instead of the usual reprieve bullshit lies: http://www.infotextmanuscripts.org/carty-full.pdf
And why would you be addressing this to Rick Perry? Under the law he has no power to intercede in this case unless the board of pardons recommends a commutation and sends the case to him. I would expect a self proclaimed expert in the criminal justice system to know this.
I assure you that will never happen: there is no doubt about her guilt, she received a fair trial, the crime was heinous, and she is unrepentant and a future danger.
Wille Shannon admitted he had shot the man but not intentionally he always said it was a carjacking that went wrong.
Hahahaha! He shot the victim 5 times, you asshole! Only a lying scumpal would claim in was unintentional.
Shannon was convicted and sentenced to death for the carjacking and murder of Benjamin Garza. Benjamin was a witness enrolled in the federal witness protection program and was visiting Houston with his wife and children at the time of the murder. He had just dropped his family off at a shoe store. An 11-year-old boy who was the key witness to the murder, testified that Benjamin was sitting alone in his car, waiting for his family to return and Willie Shannon climbed into the passenger seat. The boy heard Shannon say to Benjamin, “Get out of the car.” After a scuffle, three shots were fired, one striking Benjamin in the head. Shannon kicked his body out of the car, firing two more rounds and ran over Garza’s hand as he drove away in the victim’s vehicle. Shannon took off but abandoned the station wagon in a nearby county after wrecking. He was arrested five hours later at a truck stop. Shortly before he killed Benjamin Garza, Shannon raped a motel maid nearby.
Which neither the defence nor the prosecution explain his right to this. Jose Corona says “had the defence told me this I would never have testified against my own wife” “if the defence had spoken to me before the trial” he says. “I would have told them that Linda does not deserve the death penalty and believe that she is not a threat to society or an aggressive person. So already laws have been broken in this case and both defence and prosecutors are making very bad mistakes.
It was disputed that they were married in that they were merely shacked up together and he had moved out. That is what sent Carty on her murderous rampage. Every time poor Corona tried to leave her, she would gin up a fake pregnancy. This time, he did not fall for her lies and left her for good.
Bottomline, Corona’s testimony was not prejudicial: The evidence of Carty’s guilt was overwhelming, even absent Corona’s testimony, and his testimony, in most regards, only corroborated other sources. Corona’s testimony was not necessary to prove, let alone relevant to, any of the elements of capital murder.
Who cares that Corona thought Carty was a fluffy bunny? Any testimony of that nature at the penalty trial would have been impeached by the fact that she murdered this woman, carried a gun, and tried to run over a cop. While in county jail she threatened to kill another inmate when she wouldn’t go along with her scheme to create perjured evidence.
Guerinot also admitted that he had only spoke to Linda Carty for a short time an HOUR before the trial was about to begin.
No Guerinot swore in an affadavit this:
“After being appointed on the case, Ms. Carty refused to speak to me or my co-
counsel, Windi Akins, because she insisted she was hiring her own lawyer.
Ms. Carty did not speak us about the case from September until the end of jury
selection in her case. Ms. Carty was the most uncooperative defendant I have
ever represented in a capital murder case. After jury selection was over, Ms.
Akins and I visited Ms. Carty in jail and essentially bribed her with chocolate
bars to speak to us about the case. At that time, Ms. Carty told us about the
circumstances surrounding her stay at the Hampton Inn Hotel and the items
found in her room. Based on that information, we filed a motion to suppress
evidence that was recovered in her hotel room and were successful in that
motion. Ms. Carty continued to state she was hiring other attorneys and again
stopped communicating with us during the trial. “
This is hardly a good foundation for a capital murder case or in fact any case.
Tell that to the psychopath murdering uncooperative bitch.
as i said inocent or guilty . This can only be found out by a re-trial. if she is guilty then pay the price
You haven’t said jack shit. She’s guilty, she’s been found guilty, she had a fair trial, and none of your lies will change it, weenie.
1, Carty had no previous criminal record
Carty was busted for shop lifting and later for impersonating a federal officer and grand theft of a car. She is the one who approached Houston PD offering to be a snitch for a a non prison sentence. She was a total loose canon. When they caught her doing her own drug deals on the side, she took the officers on a high speed chase, and attempted to run one over. They found 50lbs of MJ in her car and a couple of illegally possessed guns. She was permanently barred from working with HPD. She was always calling tips into the DEA trying to get back into the program, but her info was garbage and they never paid her or would pay her for anything.
2, the three co-defendants were all know and prosecuted for drug related crimes.
And Carty was a known drug dealer and thief . What’s your point, toots?
Jerry Guerinot, s record in capital cases is
appallinggreat;out of 39 cases 20 were sentence to death as of 2007. In the remaining 19, three had their charges dropped by the prosecution; six pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and in anthoe five prosecutors did not seek the death penalty that means up to 2007 Guerinot never managed to persuade one jury in all those cases that there was “reasonable doubt” about his client’s guilt.fify. You don’t get it, doofus. That he managed to negotiate not death sentences for so many of his clients is outstanding. And of the four that you whine were convicted – so what? This isn’t a game. The state proved their case, the convictions were upheld on appeal. Now, why would you want guilty people to go free? Oh, yeah, you love murderers.
The USA has breached international law by not informing neither the British consulate of the fact that a British national was on trial for murder. The USA has breached the sovereign rights of the United Kingdom. Under bi-lateral UK and us consular convention. This is mandatory whether or not Linda Carty wanted help or not. So this shows even more that Linda was badly let down by the Texas justice system.
You’re in luck. Carty was not tried in federal court but in state court where the law does not apply. Any treaty not ratified by a 2/3 vote by the senate or self executing is not applicable to the states. In court Carty was informed orally and in writing that if she were not a US citizen, she had the right to have her consulate notified. Carty insisted she was a US citizen:
“[P]olice arrested Petitioner on May 16, 2001. The next day a magistrate informed Petitioner of her rights. Petitioner was given a form to sign that allowed her to declare her foreign citizenship and rights. Petitioner was given a form to sign that allowed her to declare her foreign citizenship and avail herself of the Vienna Convention protections. Petitioner was given a form that stating that, if she were a foreign national, she was “entitled to have [the State] notify [her] county’s consular representatives[.]” Clerk’s Record at 3. Petitioner claimed to be a United States citizen. Clerk’s Record at 3. Petitioner signed the document and affirmed that she understood its contents. Again on May 21, a state magistrate judge warned Petitioner: “If you are not a citizen of the United States, you may have the right to contact your consulate. If you are a foreign national of certain countries, you have the right to have your consulate contacted for you.” Clerk’s Record at 3. Petitioner signed the warning. The bottom of the warnings bears the notation: “per [defendant] she is a U.S. citizen.” Clerk’s Record at 4.
The state habeas court found that Petitioner “was given statutory warnings on two occasions by two different judges; that [Petitioner] informed both judges that she was a United States citizen; that one judge noted ‘per defendant: she is a U.S. citizen’; and that [Petitioner] told trial counsel that she was a United States citizen born in St. Kitts.” State Habeas Record at 779-80, ]f42. ”
Because you are a dishonest euroweenie loon, you thing we have to notify the Brits every time someone is arrested on the off chance that they might be lying? Bwahhhhhh! As if the brits ever do anything for those arrested in the US? They don’t hire attys. They don’t do shit but pretend to oppose the death penalty.
Reading on your 12 years as the Govenor of Texas and in that time you have authorized the execution of over 200 death row inmates…
The governor does not authorize executions, you douchebag. His only power is to grant/deny a one time stay of 30 days if the defense requests it and to grant/deny a commutation, but only after it is recommended for one by the board of pardons. Perry had only had two cases sent to him for review for a commutation, one he granted and one he denied.
Myself, do I agree with the death penalty, I am not sure but if I did I would have to be a 100% sure that the right persons were being convicted and sentence to die,
Oh, can it! No one is fooled. It does not make you appear more credible. They must teach this in thugloving 101.
A spokesman from the foreign office said, “had we have known she was British we would have made contact within 24hrs and would have made our position very clear to the Texan authorities that we are opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances”.
Really? Texas has made it clear to the limeys that if you come to Texas and commit first degree murder with a special circumstance, they will charge you with capital murder and execute you.
The British consulate added “we would have helped Carty to change her representation from an approved list of lawyers we have and Guerinot is not on that list”.
Yawn. They also know that unless they are paying for private counsel, they do not get to choose who represents a criminal. And, they will never pay because they know they are guilty. It’s all for show for loons like you.
Why should Linda Carty be sentenced to death due to the word of three criminals who have admitted doing the crime and have not received the same sentence.
Why? Because, Carty, also a drug dealer, thief, who assaulted a police officer and was crazy enough to impersonate a FBI agent, instigated the robbery, kidnapping, and placed the plastic bag over Mrs. Rodriguez’ head, thereby suffocating her. That’s why. There was also more than these three wits against her.
When my 10year old son asks me what I was reading about, when I told him he was shocked to hear that execution’s still happen.
Who gives a shit what a 10 y/o limey thinks?
This is something he has learnt in his history lessons. He couldn’t believe that America still executes people. It is a place he did really want to go to one day now he is not so sure.
Tell him not to come. Obviously, he thinks it’s okay to murder people and not suffer the consequences of his actions.
So what are you going to do, do what’s easy and sign another death warrant or are you going to do what’s right.
Doofus, the governor of Texas never signs a death warrant. A motion is filed in the trial court where the case was tried and the judge signs it. I thought you were an expert re: our justice system? As far as what is right, the right thing is for Carty’s sentence to be carried out, asap, and for you to find a new hobby.
Here is some good reading for her alleged 10year old from the The Telegraph.
As Britain debates the death penalty again, studies from America confirm that it works:
no2liberals: Did you dig out my earlier post? If so, thanks!
{n2l replies:yes}
Hey, did you see the comment under the old James Pickett story? The sister of the thugs complained that there sentence was too long, blamed the victim, and claimed that her brothers were wonderful fluffy bunnies.
They did get long sentences: One is not eligible for parole until 2023 and the other 2033.
If Linda Carty is guilty, she should be treated as fairly as her male counterparts at the Polunsky Unit. Texas followed protocol with Karla Faye Tucker and there seems to be no reason why the same protocols should not be followed for the British national housed at the Mountain View unit in Gatesville.
Not necessarily saying I agree with the death penalty, but I have huge issues with the double standard when it comes to female prisoners, especially the condemned.
What is the matter with you Americans? Are we living in 2012 or what?
Do you feel lucky or happy when your nation is killing a person?
Do you also feel the same when your soldiers are killing someone?
I guess your nation has enough killing experience.
Knut (which I guess is European for “nut”)–We’re happy when someone is being served justice for taking innocent blood.
(And yes we are living in 2012–you might have heard about this being the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar or some nonsense like that).
I think that shes 100% guilty but also beleive that every one should get a fair trial and lynda carty did not get a fair triall. Give her a retrial and lets find out the whole truth. sadly the justice system is very different for the rich and the poor. If O J simpson can get of and sent how many millions on his deffence then where s the poor people million dollar defence and get a fair trial like the rich. Look at the bigger picture is it really about the facts of the case or is it about the system.
Carty got a fair trial. And if you believed she is guilty you wouldn’t have gone on to say such nonsense as “lets find out the whole truth.” You only said you thought she was guilty because you think it made you look more credible. It did not.
The system is different for rich celebrities because idiots like you will not convict them. However, it doesn’t mean we should not convict or punish other guilty people.
Firstly i think she guilty be thats how i feel not for credibility secondly i m from australia where was do find rich people guilty not like you in usa and thirdly thank you for proving all my points my making it personal and attacking me. you need to look at your self and grow up good bye i will never write on one of these sights again as u have proven it to be full of bull shit and dribble
I thought people in Australia spoke English? Apparently, not!
Well, the Texas version of Reprieve has revved up their lie machine: http://www.texasobserver.org/cover-story/did-death-row-inmate-linda-carty-get-a-fair-trial
So, maybe they got a heads up from the murderer’s atty that a date is going to be announced. Since it would be her first execution date, there has to be either a 90 or120 day lag time.
The first execution date cannot be prior to the 91st day after the date the judge signs the order for the execution. Subsequent ones cannot be prior to the 31st day after the date the judge signs the revised order.
And for the benefit of the PrisonTalk crowd who think I’m just a babbling idiot who makes stuff up, the dates are in Article 43.141 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. (Not that they’ll bother to read the law, it doesn’t benefit them).
Looks like Beunka Adams has been set for April 26.
Yeah, it got too crowded that week.
oh dear oh dear oh dear, on what you have just wrote, You have just proved yourself to be an aggressive person if you don’t have all in agreement on your say so. As far as victims go I have great sadness for them and their families no one should have to go through that. You need to be able to debate with others not just yourself
Bring on the crazies!!
LOL!!!
Only 6? WTF? Man we need to put in an Express lane or something.
Wait until Beunka Adams mother shows up:
“YOU ARE A COLD HEARTED PERSON.YES HE WAS ENVOLVED IN THE CRIME.BUT HE HAD NO WAY OF READING HIS CODEFENDANT MINE.IF IT WASN’T FOR HIM NEITHER OF THE YOUNG LADIES WOULD HAVE LIVED.HOW CAN YOU SAY HE NEED TO DIE WHEN HE HELPED TWO PEOPLE LIVE.HE HAS ASK FOR FORGIVENESS FROM GOD AND THEM.IT’S THIER CHOICE NOT TO FORGIVE HIM.BUT I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUGHT GOD HAS FORGIVEN HIM.AND THEY WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE FACT THAT THEY FAIL TO FORGIVE HIM.AND THE CALL THEIR SELF CHRISTIAN.THE ONLY REASON THAT HE WAS FOUND GUILTY BY HIS PEERS IS BECAUSE THE JUDGE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT THEY HAD A HUNG JURY.IT IS A LOT OF THINGS HIDE FROM HIS JURY THAT THEY KEPT HIDE.SO YOU NEED TO DO A BIT MORE RESEARCH.HE DID NOT GET A FAIR TRIAL.”
He robs and kidnaps 3 people who know him, drives them to the country, rapes the girl, and mother of the year thinks we are to believe that he didn’t plan to murder all three from the get go.
ugh
A response:
Melinda
THE MOTHER
Thu Jan 5, 2012 10:10
66.87.4.188
THIS IS THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE GIRLS THAT “Beunka” SHOT!! YOUR ARE A fool TO KEEP BELIEVING HIS LIES. If he was out to save the two girls then please answer this question WHY DIDN’T he turn the Gun and shoot the other guy “Richard” and stop all the shit that was happening. Oh no he didn’t do that he just Raped, beat, and then shot my DAUGHTER “NIKKI” and you tell all theses people on this computer that he has asked for forgiveness from them..Well please let me assure you of ONE thing he has NEVER asked her for forgiveness from HER. WOW when will his lies EVERY stop!! OH I know when, The day that they put that needle in his arm “March 8, 2012, I’ll be there with bells on!!!!
THE GIRL THAT LIVED!!!!
REALLY??
Thu Jan 5, 2012 09:00
66.87.4.154
Besides doing a little reseasrch in reading just hear say,YOU HAVE NO RITE TO CALL HER A COLD HEARTED PERSON! LET ME GIVE U MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE RESEARCH. I AM ONE OF THE GIRLS THAT LIVED THAT HORROR OF A NIGHT. AND IT WASNT BECAUSE OF BEUNKA THE KILLER,THAT SAVED ME. IT WAS BECAUSE YES I AM A CHRISTIAN AND THE LORD SAW IT TO FIT TO SAVE ME. IT WAS NOT HIS CODEFENDANTS FAULT THAT NIGHT, THEY WORKED AS A TEAM. SO NOT JUST BEUNKA BUT RICHARD DESERVES THE PUNISHEMENT THAT U NOR ANYONE ELSE IS GOING TO BEABLE TO CHANGE.I WAS RAPED BEAT AND SHOT IN MY BACK BY BEUNKA, HE THOUGHT I WAS DEAD, BUT LITTLE DID HE KNOW AT THAT TIME, WHEN HE WAS LOOKING AT ME N THE EYES, I WAS STARING BACK AT HIM KNOWING HE WAS GOING TO REGRET AND BE PUNISHED FOR THIS BAD,AWFUL,COLD HEARTED KILLING THAT HE WAS PERFORMING! HIS CODEFENDENT DID NOT HOLD THE GUN TO HIS HEAD AND MAKE HIM DO THE THINGS THAT HE DID. I KNOW! NOBODY IN THIS WORLD HAS A RITE, BUT THE TWO THAT ARE STILL ALIVE TO SAY ANYTHING IN DEFENNSE OR AGAINST THAT NIGHT. AND WHAT MAKES U SO SURE HE HAS ASKED FOR FORGIVNESS? HE MAY THINK HE HAS, BUT JUDGING BY HIS FRUITS HE BARES, HE STILL ISNT SAVED. THE GOD I SERVE WILL FORGIVE HIM IF HE TRULY ASK FOR IT. AND AS OF MYSELF, HE HASNT ASKED FOR IT YET. SO DONT TRY TO SAY THAT IT WAS A HUNG JURY, CAUSE THATS JUST A LAME EXCUSE! IF YOU WANT TO DO SOME MORE RESEASRCH,WHY DONT U GO OPEN THE KING JAMES BIBLE, AND TURN TO : GEN 9:6 “Whosoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in His image did God make man.”Gen. 9:6
THERE IS SOME READING!!!! GET A GRIP
I’m amazed that euroweenie thughugger board allowed them to post. Then again, it has no traffic.
You angel..I hope that shit burns when it is pouring through his veins…wish I could post that in response to her on the site they amazingly allowed her to post on. I’m sure they would delete my response.
And if I remember correctly Newbury and Rivas are two of the Texas 7. Justice for Officer Aubrey Hawkins is coming, albeit too slowly for my liking (and most everyone else’s here as well).
Sometimes the truth hurts..
Texas Prisoner Freed over Withheld Evidence After 31 Years
The truth doesn’t hurt at all. Why don’t your try it?
Nobody serves 31 years for one rape. So, the guy was serving a sentence on other crimes besides this rape. Of course, the thug loving media is never forthcoming on facts that show their poster boy not to be a fluffy bunny.
In Texas clearly everything is possible..
“He had gone to trial after rejecting a plea bargain for a five-year sentence.”
More info..
Hurts, doesn’t it?
Hurts, doesn’t it?
Again, no one gets sentenced to 31 years for 1 rape or 99 years for 3 rapes back in 1980 – not even in Texas. That long of a sentence is indicative that he had a serious prior record and other counts. But of course, the thug lovers will hide his real record.
Whoops, forgot:
Hurts, doesn’t it?
Not a bit.
Evidence was withheld.
That and “nation’s busiest execution chamber” do not really compute..
Let me give u my opinion on what you just said. first of all dont be mad because the man got out of prison because of withheld evidence. Most of you believe the justice system in texas is the best system but in reality you know its corrupt. Time of year back then doesn’t justify the time anybody gets for any type of crime so there for he got the freaking max because the da screwed up. priors shouldnt make a damn difference you probably just like to see people hurt locked up when there freaking innocent so what u need to do is practice what you preach and quit hating on the men that are incarcerated that end up getting acquittals, there the smart ones ur probably just a dumb one.
This is has to be most stupid sentence I have encountered in quite some time.
This is has to be most stupid sentence I have encountered in quite some time.
Hahahaha. You beat me to it!
You must be from texas, backward thinker, revenge freak, and cheerleader for a broken (worst) so-called Justice System in the country. How’s that miserable weather down there?!!!
BLAAAH-HAAH-HA!
He is from the same area in Cali as you, dumbass.
Your the dumbass hillbilly…
Worst than California? Where you are broke and letting criminals out of jail?
LOL….you’re so full of shit…
Hope your there when that god for saken state falls into the ocean. Fish food is all your good for..
Re: thug loving media, lol- yes agreed he may have been imprisoned for other offences (so he is know angel) but no matter what he did the fact remains that he spent all that time in prison on a wrongful conviction- and u spout about executions and justice being served, and rightly so, but when a guy has his life ruined, his family life ruined, you dont give a shit, and say well he deserved to be in prison anyway.
Iv always stated that Texas has the right attitude- the execution chamber in a conveyerbelt, convict and execute, but again for about the 50th time do u not show the same conviction for those wrongfully accused and convicted? even if they are on d/r or serving time
And before you spout im a thug lover, im far from it, i believe in capital punishment to be given as soon after a conviction as possible, but also feel for the odd few who lifes are ruined by the system- is police withholding information to stop an aquital and gain a conviction not a offence?
Don’t put words in my mouth, you dumb limey.
How do you know he’s a limey?
Limey- my ass,
Again failure to show the same conviction for those few wrongfully accused, as you do for those rightfully accused- so in your eyes i may be a limey- but are you showing to the world- im a texan i believe in the laws on of state, and i fully support the sentence handed down-ermmmmmm no- Texas should be the envy of the world- or we wil show the world we dont give a fuck who we convict, we dont give a fuck if an odd guy has his life ruined- a guy got convicted for somthing he did not do- your reply dont put words in your mouth.
As a Texan you are proud to support wronful conviction, well if that is what a texan is, glad i aint 1, so come on , just ask a simple question from a limey to a i dont give a fuck if i support the screwing up of a mans life- why do u not suupport those few wrongfully convicted, whos familys have been distroyed?
Your a sick fucker
Most of the people commenting here believe capital offenders should be put to death right after their conviction to save some tax payers $$. Now with this previous and current example the guy got out of prison after 31 years because the prosecution withheld evidence.
And your sure about it that this or something similar won’t happen / hasn’t happen with death sentences?
Most of the people commenting here believe capital offenders should be put to death right after their conviction to save some tax payers $$.
No one in this thread has said this. Do you always makes shit up?
And this asshole was not found innocent. His conviction was reversed and he was released. He was not exonerated:
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – In 1981, Rickey Dale Wyatt was sent to prison after Dallas County jurors convicted him of a brutal rape. Wyatt was released from jail Wednesday because of a prosecutorial error during his trial.
But the woman who accused him stands by her story: She says her memory of the crime is as sharp today as the blade that left her body scarred on Nov. 1, 1980.
“I remember everything,” Cynthia Burr, now 51, said Wednesday morning. “I remember everything.”
Burr was 19-years-old when she was grabbed by a man while walking to a convenience store on Municipal St. in Southeast Dallas.
“He took me between two houses. He raped me, he cut my throat, he stabbed me five times in the right breast, once in the left arm, once in the left side,” Burr said.
She survived, and was shown police lineups. It was there that she identified Rickey Dale Wyatt as the man who attacked her that night.
He was convicted of rape and sentenced to life in prison. On Wednesday, a judge released Wyatt after the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office suggested that prosecutors withheld evidence that might have cleared him.
That decision has outraged the victim.
“I think that he shouldn’t be let out,” Burr said.
Burr says authorities are trying to convince her that Wyatt’s brother who died in prison was the man who raped her. They say her initial description given to police doesn’t match the man they arrested.
The 51-year-old said she’s never doubted her senses.
“I know he’s the right guy and I can smell him every day,” Burr said.
She said she will fight any effort by Wyatt to get compensation from the state. But more importantly, she said she wants him retried.
“I want him to be retried,” she said. “I really do because he did this to me.”
The District Attorney’s Office says it’s still considering whether to retry Wyatt.
The prosecutor involved in jury selection during the 1981 trial, Dallas attorney Doug Fletcher, said he’s offended by the District Attorney’s suggestion that crucial evidence was withheld that could have helped Wyatt’s defense.
Fletcher told CBS 11 News, “Any allegations of prosecutorial misconduct involving Mr. [James] Fry or myself are total nonsense. The atmosphere for that just didn’t exist down there at that time. It’s certainly unfair. These were men and women of the highest integrity.”
James Fry, the leading prosecutor in the Wyatt case, currently works as a private attorney in Sherman.
“I take issue with it. I would never withhold or cover up anything. Watkins better be careful before he accuses someone of prosecutorial misconduct,” he said.
Unlike past cases involving wrongful conviction, prosecutor Russell Wilson is not moving for a dismissal of the charge against Wyatt. Dallas County officials have also been careful not to label Wyatt’s release an exoneration.
“We’ve established that there should be at a minimum a new trial and at a maximum a dismissal,” said Russell.
While theoretically the case against Wyatt could be retried, Innocence Project attorney Barry Scheck doesn’t think that will happen.
“I think ultimately we will be able to reach an agreement that dismisses the case,” he said.
A spokesman for the D.A.’s Office also said authorities did notify the victim recently that Wyatt may be released.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/01/04/rape-victim-outraged-after-trial-error-gets-convicted-attacker-released/
This article or those praising his release aren’t factoring in what a POS DA we now have here in Dallas. He is an Innocence Project activist and a racist.
“No one in this thread has said this. Do you always makes shit up?”
This thread, you’re right – this blog, wrong again.
So what? What people say and what is allowable under the law are two different things. You also have a tendency to mold the law to fit your ideological bullshite.
He was trying this crap four years ago, too.
He never met a guilty person he didn’t believe was innocent.
What am I ‘trying’ to do? I just post my opinion. That is allowed here isn’t it? And I do that to let you know there are people walking on this planet with a different view on what is posted on this blog. I know you don’t care, but that’s not the point.
And yes, I am against the death penalty. 100% against it. I think it’s wrong. So, am I a ‘thug lover’? Some people on this blog may think so and if they want to believe that, it’s fine with me, I can’t do anything about that. If you’re against the death penalty you’re automatically a ‘thug lover’ here.
Do I think everybody who has been sentenced to jail is innocent? Absolutely not. I think 99.9% probably belong there.
You know, No2, it’s a good feeling you remembered me, even after four years. Now you probably get the point of my first paragraph.
What am I ‘trying’ to do? I just post my opinion.
You know, No2, it’s a good feeling you remembered me, even after four years. Now you probably get the point of my first paragraph.
Opinion? No, I remember you b/c you physically threatened people who disagreed with you. You were an asshole then and you are an asshole now.
I never threatened anyone Anonymous.
Bullshit. You definitely threatened people here.
Nope
Yes you did, and were doing searches for my ip address after getting all worked up saying “don’t underestimate me.”
You haven’t changed, you are still a jerk.
All my comments are still on this blog… So if I made any threat it should be easy for you to find them.
I did some name calling, not so proud of that. Lowered myself to the same level as you and some others posters here. But I’ve changed, can’t say that about you.
See you again in 3,4 or 5 years. Or maybe next week – you never know.
read what the article says clearly. “Any allegations of prosecutorial misconduct involving Mr Fry and myself are total nonsense. THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THAT JUST DIDNT EXIST DOWN THERE AT THAT TIME. to me it sounds like prosecutorial misconduct continues in the DA office and that its happened before obviously. The DA does help people but they also screw people over even though the accused is innocent.
It appears the dumbass limey broke the blog.
I don’t what he did, I examined all the code from his comment when shit went to italics and can’t find any reason for it.
Search for <i/> in the html markup and delete it.
It’s a typo in my comment. I used <i/> instead of </i>
(That and “nation’s busiest execution chamber” do not really compute..)
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http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/southwest/view/20120105texas_man_cleared_of_rape_charges_freed_after_31_years_in_prison/
Yawn. The defense had a booking photo, an arrest report with his physical description, and the opportunity to cross examine the victims. The jury heard the victims testimony, resolved any inconsistencies, and found the pos guilty.
Thanks ANON, i always value your imput, despite your name calling, i take positives from it, coz you never answer the questions, but if a limey then so be it, do i care ermmmmm not really.
I must agree just because he has been found not to be guilty, does not mean he is actully innocent, but balance that with the following- a person goes to court, all evidence is heard, they get a fair trial, the verdict should be final, but when 1 side actully witholds evidence, then you have to agree that doubters will appear everywhere.
I love the ethics of Texas, the no nonsense shit, the eye for an eye attitude, i have those values and beliefs, but in your eyes anyone who has a conviction overturned, not one is actully innocent, not even one.
Why did the police withold information? is that right in your eyes for a fair conviction?.
As for NO2, i agree my grammar is bad, do i give a fuck- not really, mybe, just maybe my educational background was hindered by caring for my sick parents- im 48 i have no need to go back to school, i earn £48,000k i work hard n play hard- when i pose a question badly and members of this site can correct/educate then you reply, when those on this site carnt, my grammar is questioned time after time after time, i mybe a dumbass limey in your eyes.
You have the come to Texas- we dont give a fuck if we put an odd one in prison who didnt actully do anything- we dont give a fuck.
The morals of texan law is the best in the world, in principle, it has system failure, just like the rest of the world
99.9999% of your “questions” are irrelevant.
I never mentioned your poor grammar, bad spelling and your apparent lack of comprehension.
I mentioned code, which, as it turns out, was not from you but from Jack.
Also, I mention once again the horrendously unethical DA we now have in Dallas, Craig Watkins. He has been a lap dog to the Innocence Project since he took office.
Withholding evidence is wrong, but in this case it isn’t an exoneration, only a technicality.
Watkins got sued for nonpayment of a $15,000 credit card bill.
He has had many claims against him for non-payment.
Interesting how the bail bond business he came from got preferential treatment by him.
“I must agree just because he has been found not to be guilty, does not mean he is actully innocent”
Wasn’t it: “Innocent until found guilty” originally? Furthermore if police and/or prosecutors withheld evidence aren’t they guilty of something? Shouldn’t they be locked up for a long time. At least you should be able to trust them.
This could happen to anyone, the ‘law is the law’ doesn’t mean anything anymore then. As well as ‘Freedom’.
In the eyes of who? may i ask which 0000,1 was relevent, coz sure can see, questions that i raised were already mentioned- even atleast one by your good self.
Oh by the way- happy new year ANON
For Shits and Giggles.
The nasty little cop killer, Rob Will, lost his writ in the trial court. So, after this round of appeals, his goose is cooked. Expect to see him on the execution calender by next year.
Correction: He lost in the USDC so his next appeal is in the 5th Circuit and then the USSC. This may go much faster than I originally thought.
Eggscellent!
I’m sure we could find him a spot on this year’s venue.
TDCJ changed Benuka Adams’s execution date from 3/8/2012 to 4/26/2012.
Newbury got a stay. Again, pending this Arizona case on IAC on appeal. It was argued a couple of months ago so a decision should be soon.
All these recent stays — Balentine, Foster, Newbury– were granted based on Martinez v. Ryan, which is pending before the USSC. Now, Beunka Adams has jumped on the Martinez bandwagon. Hopefully, Martinez will be decided before Bunka-Bunka’s execution date. My gut tells me Martinez will be decided in the defense’s favor. Yuck. It’s definitely time for Balentine and Foster to go.
Skinner finally filed his brief and the AG has until 3/5 to file theirs. Unfortunately, his french doormat has not posted it. Maybe, later…
I’ve noticed that she has not been posting the AG’s reply briefs. They must have some good stuff in them that they don’t want people to see.
I’m laughing because the scumpals had a catfight over this rapist murderer, Beunka Adams. Lots of hurt feelings. A bunch of middle age chubby strippers plan to hold a benefit for him. Oh, that will bring the money.
Are those ho’s showing any love for Bartee?
His shot clock is about to run out.
Not that I can see.
I like the shot clock comparison.
Bartee got a stay for dna testing. The guy approached 4 people asking them to help rip off and kill this guy. He was observed riding the victim’s motorcycle immediately after the murder. After his arrest he called two of the people he had approached earlier and asked them to lie about it to the police. DNA testing will prove nothing.
I hear the call of the Weasels.
The hair they dna tested came back to the victim. So, it looks like Bartee’s May 2, 2012 execution date should go forward.
I have just started posting on this site. I am Australian and I believe very strongly in the death penalty ( posted earlier as anonymous). Please tell me that Anthony Batree will be executed. And I pray that his fan club do not get on their pulpit trying to justify his miserable life. He was on parole for other, despicable crimes when he added to his victim count.
Bartee’s execution is going forward and is set for 5/2. The dna tests were not exculpatory.
Here ya go: http://goo.gl/LJJck
This should bring the $$$$ rolling in.
The doofus at Skeptical Juror is still arguing that Rodrigo Hernandez was innocent.
Kill them all yes I say kill them all do it do it quickly stop wasting money and kill them all.:lol: I am soo glad to see the wheels of justice turning. They should make the penalty quicker and public so that we can all see it happen. It should become a new reality TV show. Invite all of the inner city kids to watch their homies die like a rabid dog being put down at the vet.
Actually, making the execution process transparent would probably do more to end the debate on Capital Punishment than anything else we could propose. But I have one request… no time delay. The process needs to be recorded in it’s entirety and televised without editing.
Many people think that death by lethal injection is a clean, humane (perhaps too humane for some people’s liking) process but that is often far from the truth. The following are observations from someone who has used all the chemicals involved.
First, sodium thiopental is a chemical that must be diluted (reconstituted) from a dry state resulting in a very caustic solution that does burn many people when properly injected into a large vein. When injected into the soft tissues outside the venous system, it burns ALL persons. Unfortunately, in the theme of “if death is the desired outcome, more will always be better”, the Pentothal is typically reconstituted with previously reconstituted pentothal solutions, up to 5 times in some protocols. As such, the solution is actually very highly alkaline and so does much more tissue damage than would be expected from a properly reconstituted dose of Pentothal (as used in Surgery). When alkali and fat come together, the process of saponification occurs, which is the way lye soap is made. This accounts for the “chemical burns” that are sometimes reported in autopsy reports of botched executions at the injection site(s) on the bodies.
Even worse, (if that is possible) is the fact that many people who get excessive doses of sodium thiopental (Pentothal) suffer temporary hemodynamic collapse. It doesn’t kill, but the heart no longer pumps blood efficiently and so anything that follows (Pavulon and ultimately Potassium Chloride) do not flow quickly to the necessary end organs to achieve the desired effects of cardiac arrest (and so, death). Further, Potassium Chloride burns terribly in the venous system when it isn’t sufficiently diluted. As well, the muscle relaxant only slowly onsets when it doesn’t get quickly distributed. The victim slowly experiences gradual paralysis, first affecting the diaphragm and so they become aware of the fact that they can’t breath. If the initial dose of Pentothal has warn off (this occurs very quickly – within minutes of even a large dose being injected), the victim is very much aware but sometimes not able to express this horror to those around. Of course, in some cases, the victim struggles in pain and with fear, as the pavulon eventually induces paralysis, but this can take some time in some cases. Not pleasant for the condemned person OR those who must participate as witnesses.
Remember, paralysis and unconsciousness are NOT the same things.
So, what is the “net-net” on all this? We have a new set of victims in the death penalty debate. All those who are a witness to this process. If just one “botched” execution was televised, the reality of applying an ultimate penalty in a less than perfect judicial system would grind the process to a halt.
I understand the anger and the “black and white” thinking that exists within this debate. To approach it otherwise would make most reasonable people very uncomfortable with the process an ultimately their views on the subject.
Lethal injection as it is currently practiced is flawed in a foreseeable and material way. Even in a Pro Death Penalty world, the state contracts with the condemned and with society to provide a functioning method of ending the condemned persons life that is reasonably expected to work as advertised. In my opinion, this is far from the case.
Please don’t infer from this that I do not believe in punishing criminals for their crimes. We need to separate the “perfect penalty” from a far from perfect judicial system. I don’t know how I could rationalize the death of a person who was ultimately found to be truly innocent, if I was the person who was so certain of their guilt. I think it would even further victimize me and that is something that we, as members of society need to be protected from.
Take care,
nitrous
You’re full of shit.
Brevity.
Is everything still set for tomorrow’s execution?
Nope, he got a stay.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/San-Antonio-man-set-to-die-next-week-wins-reprieve-3355967.php
Ridiculous…
Its ok. Give him his little DNA test and when it has nothing to do with the case or proves that it IS bartee’s DNA, sign another warrant and whack him.
They are still having a catfight over Beunka Adams over on face book. I’m even feeling sorry for one gal, who I call “crazy eyes” because the rest have turned on her. What a bunch of whackos.
Every capital murder victim was given the death penalty. Yes I said victim. Every murder victim was executed without a trial. No stays of execution, no pardons not even a last meal!
Waaaauuuuw did not know there are some justice working people in tx questioning the system, that’s a good start
NEW VOICES: Texas Prosecutor Calls for Review of Death Penalty
Craig Watkins (pictured), the district attorney of Dallas County, Texas, recently called for a review of the state’s capital punishment system. Since becoming D.A. in 2007, Watkins has initiated a conviction-integrity unit to examine criminal cases in the county. Since 2001, Dallas County has exonerated 27 inmates, including 22 through DNA evidence, most during Watkins’s tenure. None of these inmates were from death row. Regarding the death penalty, Watkins said, “I think it’s a legitimate question to have, to ask: `Have we executed someone that didn’t commit the crime?’” Watkins, the first African-American district attorney in Texas, said he is concerned about allegations of faulty evidence or state misconduct that could have led to capital convictions. He is calling on state legislators to review death penalty procedures to ensure the punishment is fairly administered. Watkins recently revealed that his great-grandfather, Richard Johnson, was executed in Texas almost 80 years ago. He remarked, “I think the reforms we’ve made in our criminal justice system are better than any other state in this country. But we still need reforms. And so, I don’t know if I’m the voice for that. I just know, here I am, and I have these experiences.”
Yawn. A cheap attempt by a politician to pander to his base and distract from his own mounting legal problems.
Wondering why they didn’t get your ass kicked together with the others in the Nürnberg process. Obviously the few survivors did not only end up in Argentina but in tx too
Considering I was born in 1990…I think that the Nazi trials were over far before I was even a twinkle in my parent’s eyes…
If you are trying to dredge up crap about ol’ hank skinner, ALL of the DNA stuff was availible at trial. ALL of it. He and his lawyer decided not to chance the results and show it was skinners DNA and they rolled the dice and lost. He has been whining about it ever since. And IF the DNA is tested and it SHOWS that he did have the victims blood on his clothes what will he try to do to still live???
He’ll claim it was planted. In fact, regarding the evidence they want tested, the french doormat is already floating a “break in the chain of custody” lie.
The penalty needs a better appeals process to allow for a more speedy process to liquidate those on condemned row. You guys I Texas do it better than my state, in Cali it takes more tha two decades o get rid of our trash. I think it should be no more than three years from conviction to grave for condemenned killers.
Just put them down before the trial or even better at first arrest it safes your money and fits your attitude
Bartee’s writ has been denied. Not sure why they couldn’t have issue their decision yesterday. They can’t set the execution date any sooner than 30 days, though I’m sure it will be much longer.
Bartee is back on the execution schedule for 5/2/2012.
Let’s hope this is the final time he’s ever put on the schedule.
Cross another one off that list! Craig Watkins horned his way into the execution. Can’t wait to see how he tries to use it to promote his political aspirations.
Just had no time to post on tonight’s execution.
Watkins showing his stupid ass there was purely preening and posturing, as though he for once in his life cared about the victim and his family, instead of the convicted.
Well of course!
Now we know why Watkins was present, piece of shit.
The execution of George Rivas:
I read some dopes, obviously euroweenies, claiming that he was justified for escaping because his prison sentence was so draconian for crimes that didn’t involve violence. Dumbasses, robbery by definition is a violent crime.
Is the Thurmond execution still on for tomorrow?
How do they spend their final 24 hours?
Since this ahole had a protective order against him, brutally beat his wife who left with their 6 year old boy, who was probably tramatized….
My thought is, I hope he’s nervous as hell. What a bastard.
Forgot to leave in there how the boy is motherless now because of the abusive ahole.
Hope his last day sucks…
Yes exactly and in few years you will get the chance to put down the son too suffering from a bad childhood it keeps it going on
Stop making excuses for Thugmond. If his son goes into crime IT IS HIS CHOICE.
He’s got a good chance at getting a stay. The USSC has been granting stays, pending their decision in Martinez v. Ryan which Thurmond raised in his brief. http://goo.gl/v33DB
Cheers. I’ll keep a look out.
nothing is said about the baby items that were found in carty’s car? who bought them?? they were obviously planning on taking care of a baby
It certainly came in at trial, including the fact that she told numerous people that she was giving birth the day of the kidnapping.
The USSC’s ruling in Martinez v. Ryan was very narrow and the TCCA has already ruled that the Texas statutes do not fit into that narrow exception: http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/2012/03/no-martinez-v-ryan-in-texas.html
So, this means Hernandez and Adams should go forward and Foster, Balentine, Newbury will be back on the execution calender.
Looks like Martinez v. Ryan will also have an adverse effect for Rob Will.
Brandi Grissom hardest hit!
Some whackjob from Australia is flying in to marry Beunka Adams. More proof that these women use death row as a match making service. May also explain why there was such a catfight between her and one of his other groupies earlier this year. Meow.
She’s begging for money to hire a new atty (too late) or to pay for funeral expenses (she’s marrying him; she should pay for it).
In their world, I’m sure it is a real status symbol to be married or the widow of a murderer. ln the real world, it is called a sign of mental illness.
The loons had agreed to go on a hungar strike. All ten of them for one day. Yeah, that will stop an execution.
A 1-day hunger strike? LOL. That’s what we call an intermittent fast, where I come from…
They have a copy of the clemency petition that they are all going to put on CDs and mail to Perry because then he will have to read it.
The chances of anyone in Perry’s office even popping them into a computer to look at is zero to none.
In his clemency petition they claim that he admitted to sexually assaulting one of the surviving victims. However, on his blog, through his groupies, and his mother and cousins, he claims that it was consensual. Who wouldn’t have sex with a thug who has robbed and kidnapped you and your friends? His family and groupies are disgusting to spread that lie, too.
John Balentine: August 22, 2012
Beunka Adams in five days, unless things change.
Damn. Looks like Bunky got a reprieve today:
And on his wedding day, too!
Hopefully, the AG will appeal.
From July to November 2012 we have six knuckle draggers leaving the planet. Yeah!
You’re right. This need to be updated:
07/18/2012 Hearn Yokamon 999292 11/06/1978 B 12/31/1998 Dallas
08/01/2012 Druery Marcus 999464 11/20/1979 B 12/05/2003 Brazos
08/07/2012 Wilson Marvin 999098 01/05/1958 B 05/09/1994 Jefferson
08/22/2012 Balentine John 999315 01/30/1969 B 06/11/1999 Potter
09/20/2012 Harris Robert 999364 02/28/1972 B 10/06/2000 Dallas
09/25/2012 Foster Cleve 999470 10/24/1963 W 03/01/2004 Tarrant
11/08/2012 Swain Mario 999475 02/28/1979 B 04/08/2004 Gregg
11/14/2012 Hernandez Ramon 999431 11/8/1971 H 10/21/2002 Bexar
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/dr_scheduled_executions.html
The only ones I’ve really followed are Foster and Balentine. I sure hope theirs are carried out. Also, Bartee. I had hoped the family of the victim would have been able to give us an update. Nevertheless, he’s guilty and they will eventually execute him.
Preston Hughes is due in trial court next week to receive an execution date some time in November. Other good news is that they have lifted the stay on Jonathan Marcus Green who had claimed he was incompetent to be executed. So, he shd get a new date soon. Also, Rodney Reed lost his federal writ so, hopefully he has a year left — max. I would link the decisions but my post would be sent to spam hell.
Though it’s not listed, Anthony Haynes got a date for some time in October.
It’s now on the TDCJ list. To follow the format above:
10/18/2012 Haynes Anthony 999330 01/22/1979 B 11/03/1999 Harris
Well the ONE I can’t wait to see is Hood, Charles D!
Yes ma’am!
‘Bones’ will bring in Snoopy for the Happy Dance on that day.
The POS i want to see gone is hank skinner followed by clinton young and rob will. I have a list, t’wont none of them be missed….
Clinton Young, the double murderer car jacker…I’ve seen him in videos getting pepper sprayed…love seeing the violent ones get smack downs.
I want the rest of the Texas 7 so the Hawkins family can finally get closure. Two down (plus one suicide) yet four still to go and one got a stay earlier this year.
Im sorry but if you kill someone what makes you exempt from the same punishment as your victim? If a person is afraid to die maybe they shouldn’t kill people. I see all this sympathy for the condemned but what about the victims??? I don’t get it. Some of you people need to find another cause to dick ride cause your comments sound dumb. If you kill someone you should die too end of story.
Bravo!
It really isn’t very complicated, is it?
Preston Hughes is now set for execution on November 15, 2012.
Jackass is a sex offender who murdered a young girl and her little cousin.
He is waayyyy over due to shuffle off this mortal coil.
Hmmm. Since they already have one scheduled on 11/14 and with all the holidays, I suspect this will be reset.
We’ve had executions scheduled on consecutive days and actually went through with it.
Nov 15 is a Thursday this year. Normally TDCJ only does executions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. So unless some appeal takes place and is successful we will have back-to-back POS removals.
08/22/2012 Balentine John 999315 01/30/1969 B 06/11/1999 Potter
09/20/2012 Harris Robert 999364 02/28/1972 B 10/06/2000 Dallas
09/25/2012 Foster Cleve 999470 10/24/1963 W 03/01/2004 Tarrant
10/18/2012 Haynes Anthony 999330 01/22/1979 B 11/03/1999 Harris
10/31/2012 Roberts Donnie 999487 02/09/1971 W 10/28/2004 Polk
11/08/2012 Swain Mario 999475 02/28/1979 B 04/08/2004 Gregg
11/14/2012 Hernandez Ramon 999431 11/8/1971 H 10/21/2002 Bexar
11/15/2012 Hughes Preston 939 12/24/1965 B 05/17/1989 Harris
12/12/2012 Avila, Jr. Rigoberto 999391 08/05/1972 H 07/19/2001 El Paso
http://goo.gl/7FdAV
I don’t see Linda’s name on there…dangit.
Interesting factoid on Donnie Roberts, he may have had one of the shortest commutes to death row from county lockup (he was convicted in Polk County, where death row is located).
And one in December? Haven’t seen that in a while.
The list is getting longer–hopefully we’ll see it shrink ONLY due to executions and not frivilous stays.
Thanks for the update. I see our buddy Cleve Foster finally has another date. Hopefully this will be the last one for him, too.
A year ago the TCCA allowed Larry Douchebag Swearingen a successive h.c. It looks like he lost it. I sure hope this no longer drags through the courts. He’s guilty. Only those swayed by pseudo science are gullible to think otherwise. http://goo.gl/hB1Ys
Has it been a year already?
Normally I would complain about any link to Texas Tribune (who’s opposition toward the death penalty is rivaled only by the Friends of Hybristophilia (a/k/a PrisonTalk).
But fortunately one of the commenters (whose comments surprisingly haven’t been whacked) mentioned other evidence which proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (items belonging to the victim found in his garage, two attempts to divert police suspicion away from him).
Yeah, I read that Brandi Grissom piece yesterday and was going to put up a quick post on it.
She simply can’t hide the fact that she is less a reporter than she is a rabid anti-death penalty activist. I’d have a lot more respect for her and the Tribune if they’d simply be honest and admit their bias and their activism. The goal of Grissom’s biased reporting is to help the anti-death penalty cause and to outlaw the death penalty.
Isn’t it Brandi?
Same with Jordan Smith. They are all hot and bothered over the latest affidavit by Bayardo in the Rodney Reed case: http://goo.gl/DC7sC
However, it just demonstrates that Bayardo is senile and that the defense is telling him what to write. Regardless, time of death was not established by Bayardo’s testimony and the court, with good reason, found the claims that the sex was consensual to be bullshit.
I was looking around youtube and found several by Delila Perez, the sister of Louis Perez. She is rather articulate but so full of shit it makes you cringe. It sounds like she has been making excuses for her dirtbag brother all his life. http://goo.gl/cICoc Anyway, he’s on his way to the 5th Circuit and hopefully after he is denied there and by the Supremes, he’ll get a date sometime next year.
Old Delila in her video was yapping about William Wyatt who was executed in 2006, being innocent. Holy Shit! I looked this guy up. Even if the confession was coereced, and it wasn’t, there was more than enough evid. proving guilt. He had been raping this 3 year old for quite a while and then had to kill him to cover up the injuries. Really horrible. Then told some lame brain story to the police which was contradicted by the physical evidence. http://goo.gl/kf8OW
On, Friday, a 5th Circuit panel denied Balantine’s appeal: http://goo.gl/yKzMt
Three days for Adams.
I think you mean Balentine, but either way, we are now at under 80 hours to go.
I doubt the Supreme Court grants a stay (never say never, but such stays are rare).
Yes, I did and I can’t begin to explain the brain fart that produced that typo.
Bumping this one up since Preston Hughes is trying to nail jello to the wall, complaining about TDCJ’s change from a 3-drug to a 1-drug execution method.
This may be a top quote of the year: “[a]lleging that this is an arbitrary change in protocol which will cause him permanent harm”. Do ya think? Can we hope?
Here’s the link to TCCA denying him relief: http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/OPINIONS/HTMLOPINIONINFO.ASP?OPINIONID=23146
November 15 cannot come soon enough.
Does anyone else also get a weird feeling while reading this? It might be a regular thing for the prison personnel but for a layman reading this is nothing short of a surprise.
The pro dp barbarians on this site are absolute scum. All you know how to do is insult those who disagree with you. You all think you’re so clever. You think you know it all. You don’t. You are judgmental, nasty neanderthals who live for revenge. Name calling bullies who need to grow up. If you want to debate, learn to do so sensibly. Put forth your arguments without vitriol. But you can’t can you? And you have the audacity to call others ‘stupid’?! You want to see stupid? Look in the mirror. You’re a bunch of redneck morons who give America a bad name. Your country’s a joke and so are you. Hopefully one day you’ll see yourselves for what you really are. Pathetic human beings who waste your lives by trying to hurt others. Shame on you all. May God have mercy on your ugly souls when you die. Hell’s nice and hot. If I were you I’d start praying hard. And, for what it’s worth, I don’t believe ANY of you have empathy for murder victims. You’re all too full of hate to empathize with ANYONE. You talk about ‘thugs’?! YOU are the only ‘thugs’ I see here. GET A FUCKING LIFE LOSERS!!!
Wow…last night there was a roo fucker invasion!
Now…that’s funny right there.
If we are scum, then the above loser must be a scum sucker.
They aired Herzog’s interview of Carty last night and they appeared like flying monkeys.
I LOVE flying monkeys!
Sounds like we need our very own Linda Carty thread.
Edwards can set Swearingen execution date
Almost exactly 14 years after her daughter’s murder, Sandy Trotter learned the state’s highest criminal court denied the latest appeal for Larry Swearingen, Melissa Trotter’s killer.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered Wednesday morning that habeas corpus be denied to Swearingen, 41, who was convicted and sentenced to death in June 2000 for the abduction and murder of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter, a student at Lone Star College-Montgomery.
Melissa was last seen leaving the Texas 242 campus Dec. 8, 1998. Her body was found Jan. 2, 1999, in the Sam Houston National Forest.
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http://goo.gl/Yi5Mw
This has been a long drawn out farce and an execution date is long over due.
Just read the opinion. Lets hope for a March 2013 date…
I think he may have the right to appeal to the USSC which should be a quick denial.
This case is such bullshit. There is no doubt that he murdered her. People come up with these bizarre scenarios to justify the unjustifiable. They make me sick.
Larry Swearingen Execution date: 2/27/2012
TSJ had announced that he was taking a blogging hiatus. I guess the Hughes bitch slapping the courts gave him was too much for his ego. But he’s back with Swearington, spewing his nonsense that he’s innocent. The guy has never met a serial rapist that he didn’t love.
hi
True to form, Swearingen’s defense attys filed another last minute motion for dna testing. Three years ago, they were called out on it:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the record also supports the trial court’s finding that appellant filed his third Chapter 64 motion for DNA testing just 21 days before his scheduled execution “to unreasonably delay the execution of sentence.” In response, he asserts that he has tried to seek DNA testing since 2004. Appellant’s established pattern of filing motions shortly before an execution date however, leaves little doubt that stalling continues to be an effective strategy. He first filed a subsequent writ on January 22, 2007—two days before his scheduled execution. Appellant’s last two subsequent writs were filed on January 23, 2009—four days before his rescheduled execution. Appellant could have requested DNA testing and retesting of all of the materials involved in this case when he filed his first and second Chapter 64 motions for DNA testing.[34] (303 S.W.3d 728 (2010))
Well, I guess he’s improving: 2 days, 4 days, 21 days. And though he had three years to file this last motion, he still waited until 6 weeks before his latest execution date.
If they really believed dna testing would help him, they would not constantly be pulling this last minute dishonest shit.
All I have to say to
SkinnerSwearingen and his weasel has already been said.John Quintanilla Jr. added to the list. Execution date 5/14/2013
Thank you, The Courier, for your free access to your archives: http://goo.gl/K6rfg
More “gems” from the internet on Swearingen’s guilt: http://goo.gl/Imb0a
I thought it was going to be a bunch of thug lover garbage but apparently not! Check out the pdf affidavit by his trial atty on the bottom of the page. It appears that the thug lovers have been lying their asses off. Also read the TCCA 2010 court opinion rejecting dna testing and why.
The battle of the experts continued Wednesday at the hearing of convicted killer Larry Ray Swearingen.
Forensic Entomologist Neal Haskell testified under cross-examination that he could extract a time of death based on DNA, weather data and autopsy photographs.
Prosecutor Warren Diepraam asked Haskell if the forensic evidence he was shown Wednesday was consistent with the condition of Trotter’s body found 25 days after her disappearance.
Haskell agreed.
Later in the day, Sibyl Bucheli, of Sam Houston State University, was called to the stand to testify about the decomposition of the human body.
Bucheli said data obtained at SHSU proved to be “entirely” consistent with the decomposition of Trotter’s body, Diepraam said.
“She (Bucheli) showed (Trotter’s) internal organs didn’t turn to mush as the defense alleged,” he said.
Defense attorney Stephen Jackson challenged Bucheli’s qualifications.
“She just received a PhD in Philosophy from Ohio State,” Jackson said. “She cherry-picked a body (at SHSU) that is not consistent with 17 days of 20-degree weather when the temperature was up in the 70s. It’s apples to oranges.”
[Her CV looks pretty impressive to me: http://goo.gl/QUvlz ]
Too much info to copy and paste. The state a good job and the defense attys are dishonest and try to play games with their last minute motions.
Correct link: http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/the-trial/collection_f231d40c-63fa-11e1-9004-0019bb2963f4.html
We really need a 2013 thread.
What has to happen to get a 2013 thread — 2014?
I’ll have a post up in the next day or so to discuss the pending execution of Kimberly McCarthy. Sadly, 2013 is off to a slow start in terms of thinning the herd of degenerates and rabid animals on the row.
I had a lot of information on upcoming executions and did not want it buried where it couldn’t be found.
Hey slow down a bit compadre! Robbie works you know! For now its Kimberly McCarthy on 01/29/13. She is a definite go. Yo can look up the rest on Texas DOCJ website as its up to date.
Life’s too short to tear apart the insane ramblings of “Anonymous.” The desire to execute people that you don’t know, and for whom your opinion is dependent upon the printed words of institutions that you know little about, (beyond a superficial self-education), indicates a deeper psychological problem. Why not dedicate your life to doing something positive, rather than sitting in a room fantasising about other people dying? It’s a sad, and rather strange way to exist. You’ve clearly got way too much spare time in your life to live like this, which indicates how little demand there is for your views and time out there in the real world.
Wow, talk about being delusional! FAP away little thug lover from across the sea! Nice to see how twisted your panties get over facts and law.
2ND ROUND OF SKINNER DNA TESTING EXPECTED SOON
Results from a second round of DNA testing in the Hank Skinner murder case, are expected soon according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
“The second round of DNA testing is still pending,” said Tom Kelley, a spokesman for the AG. “DPS anticipates results early this month.”
[This is from the 2/5/2013 edition of the Pampa News, which is unfortunately behind a paywall. Since, we are now past "early this month" hopefully the results will be in next week. I believe what they are refering to is the sample from the rug in the boys room and possibly the knife. Skinner, of course, is not demanding that hair be tested. Enough of this shit! The state has already waste over a $100k on this last round of dna testing which didn't tell us anything that wasn't already proved beyond a reasonable doubt.]
make that now demanding….
It’s time to get rid of Skinner. The results of additional testing of samples from the knife and the bedroom rug will be released next week. Word has it that it is not favorable to the defense. His dummy supporters still don’t understand the forensic relevance/irrelevance of dna testing. Anyway, I hope they set an execution date asap.
Yes they do, with as short a delay as possible.
Tired of this POS and his deranged jock straps.
Is this round of testing the last, or is there more ‘evidence’ to be tested?
Hopefully. However skinner’s doormat has raised money for mrt dna testing on some hair previously tested with no match. It’s just another delaying tactic and I hope the court refuses.
The SA Office there has become scared of possible missteps. This case however is a slam dunk for them and so I can’t comprehend them acting like kittens in the matter…
Linda Carty was giving a trial and overall was found “Guilty” of the case she was accused of. It costs the tax payers millions of dollars on this case.
Although some believed that she might be innocent, due to her appointed lawyer. But just to ensured the safety of human kind, lets just kill her just in case..
Only you and your fellow morons think Carty is not guilty. Your lack of empathy for her victims, Joanna Rodriguez and her family, is noted.