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Lazarus on Medellin Execution

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Edward Lazarus' latest column at FindLaw.com is, "Texas Executes a Mexican Citizen Despite a Breach of the Vienna Convention: A Decision that Undermines America's International Standing and Commitment to the Rule of Law." Last week, the State of Texas executed Jose Ernesto Medellin. It?s hard to work up much sympathy for Medellin. He was convicted of gang-raping and murdering two teenage girls, and there is no indication that he was either innocent of the crimes for which he lost his life or mentally incompetent to have fully understood the heinous nature of his acts. For those who are not unalterably opposed to the death penalty on philosophical grounds, Medellin?s crimes are the sort that cry out for expressing the extreme moral outrage that the death penalty is designed to reflect...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 15, 2008 (boomark / email).