T E X A S vs. The United States Supreme Court
Oct 5th, 2007 by Paul Moor
Herewith some additional horrifying background material on how the Lone Star State tells the country’s supreme legal authority to kiss its Lone Star ass and insouciantly continues its self-legalized killings, including some prisoners awaiting appeal proceedings that could reverse their previous sentences.
From The New York Times on June 14th:
“Texas juries in capital cases must make a prediction. They may impose a death sentence only if they find that the defendant will probably commit more violent acts….
”’The fact is,’ said David R. Dow, a law professor at the University of Houston, ”you’re being punished for something that you haven’t done….”’
I’ve made that entire article available to you by merely clicking here.
And more recently, on September 29th, from the country’s same official newspaper of record:
“A day after the United States Supreme Court halted an execution in Texas at the last minute, Texas officials made clear on Friday that they would nonetheless proceed with more executions in coming months, including one next week.
“Though several other states are halting lethal injections until it is clear whether they are constitutional, Texas is taking a different course, risking a confrontation with the court.
“’The Supreme Court’s decision to stay convicted murderer Carlton Turner’s execution will not necessarily result in an abrupt halt to Texas executions,’ said Jerry Strickland, a spokesman for Attorney General Greg Abbott of Texas. ‘State and federal courts will continue to address each scheduled execution on a case-by-case basis….’”
And that New York Times report you can read in toto by merely clicking here.
