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Man Receives Federal Death Sentence

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Rejon Taylor joined 50 other inmates nationwide as a rare federal death sentence was handed out. Taylor was convicted of the abduction and murder of an Atlanta restaurant owner, Guy Luck. The case was made federal because the victim was taken across state lines into Tennessee. This case was the first federal death penalty case in East Tennessee. The jury's conviction was made official by U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier.Read more about the case by clicking HERE.The Chattanooga Free Times Press was recently contacted by one of the jurors with some grave concerns. "Everage Holloway, who sat through the 10-week federal death penalty trial of Rejon Taylor, said he contacted the newspaper because he was concerned that fellow jurors had made up their minds to sentence the 24-year-old to death out of ?fear? and the desire to ?make an example of him...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).