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Medellin?s Execution Set to Move Forward

By Douglas A. Berman

As of this posting, the execution of José Ernesto Medellin, the Mexican national on Texas death row for the rape and murder of two teenage girls in 1993, is scheduled to occur as planned on Tuesday evening. Medellin?s case, which has been covered in-depth on this blog, continues to garner both domestic and international attention.  The World Court (formally the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands)  has recognized that under the Vienna Convention, foreign nationals have the right to consult with their respective consulates after being charged with a crime and ordered that Medellin?s conviction be reviewed and reconsidered under the treaty?s provisions.  It has been reported that Medellin never asserted any rights under the Vienna Convention during either the guilt or penalty portions of his trial, however, and raised the issue for the first time in a state trial court seeking post-conviction relief...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 04, 2008 (boomark / email).