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By "Persian Cowboy"

As we began 2008, all executions in the U.S are on hold. New Jersey recently abolished the death penalty. Here in Texas, were able to win the commutation of Texas death row prisoner Kenneth Foster, Jr. In recent weeks, there has been a lot of media around the case of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed Rodney's defense has long posited that another suspect in the initial investigation is responsible. That suspect, Georgetown police officer Jimmy Fennell was recently indicted for rape and other charges. Here is a good article on recent developments:http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/07/0107fennell.htmlRodney's case is currently in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and one goal of the CEDP has been to win a new trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on January 14, 2008 (boomark / email).