Criminal Law

UN chief appeals for stay in execution

Posted on August 05, 2008
UN chief appeals for stay in execution Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Mexico City August 06, 2008 05:07am UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the United States to abide by a ruling of the International Court of Justice and stay the scheduled execution of a Mexican prisoner in Texas...

SUPPLEMENTAL APPENDIX - Jose Medellin

Posted on August 05, 2008
Nos. 08-5573, 08-5574, 08A98 & 08A99 ===================================== IN THE Supreme Court of the United States --------------------------------- . --------------------------------- JOSÉ ERNESTO MEDELLÍN, Petitioner, vs...

REPLY TO BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO PETITION FOR CERTIORARI - Jose Medellin

Posted on August 05, 2008
http://www.josemedellin.info/legal/medellin-reply.pdfNos. 08-5573, 08-5574, 08A98 & 08A99 ===================================================================== IN THE Supreme Court of the United States --------------------------------- ...

For the United States government and the Mexican government to enter into an immediate international executive agreement settling this matter

Posted on August 05, 2008
As I suggested before the only effective thing to be done would be for the United States government and the Mexican government to enter into an immediate international executive agreement settling this matter, then for either one or both governments to seek the enforcement of this agreement in a United States federal court...

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US VIOLATIONS

Posted on August 05, 2008
His execution would violate The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations;The Optional Protocol thereto; two Orders of Provisional Measures of Protection on his behalf by the World Court ; one Judgment by the World Court on his behalf; and the United Nations Charter...

Protecting them protects us

Posted on August 04, 2008
Protecting them protects us Why you should care about what happens to 51 Mexican nationals on death row. By Jeffrey DavidowAugust 4, 2008 In one of his earliest comedies, Woody Allen had a stereotypical pompous U.S. ambassador bellow to an equally stereotypical group of thuggish Eastern European cops that no American could be dragged off and shot without his personal approval...

Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately

Posted on August 04, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 4, 20082:30 PM http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0804-08.htm CONTACT: Amnesty International USAWende Gozan at 212-633-4247or Brian Evans at 202-544-0200 x496 Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately,Says Amnesty InternationalTexas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of José Medellin to comply with a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice, or World Court...

Texas parole board won't stop execution of Mexican

Posted on August 04, 2008
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2008Texas parole board won't stop execution of MexicanBy Dave Montgomery | McClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON ? The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Mondayunanimously recommended against a reprieve for Jose Ernesto Medellin,a Mexican national who's facing execution in Texas on Tuesday forraping and murdering two teenage girls 15 years ago in Houston...

Case highlights broader concern

Posted on August 04, 2008
Case highlights broader concern August 4, 2008 http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080804/OPINION01/808020329 A lot of heated rhetoric has bounced back and forth in the case of Thomas Arthur, the Alabama inmate sentenced to die for a murder committed more than 26 years ago...

From the statement of Judge Price, CCA Texas

Posted on August 04, 2008
V. Executive Clemency For all of the above reasons, this Court is not at liberty to stop the applicant's execution. But the Governor is. The applicant informs us that he has requested that the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommend to the Governor that he grant the applicant a 240-day reprieve so that there will be time for the proposed federal legislation to be considered in Congress...

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

Posted on August 03, 2008
http://www.josemedellin.info/legal/08-5573-medellin-petition.pdfNo. 08-_____===============================================================IN THESupreme Court of the United States--------------------------------- . ---------------------------------JOS? ERNESTO MEDELL?N,Petitioner,vs...

Application for stay in Jose Medellin

Posted on August 03, 2008
Can be read here :http://www.josemedellin.info/legal/08a99-medellin.pdf

Motion to recall and stay the court`s mandate In Medellin vs Texas

Posted on August 03, 2008
Can be read here :http://www.josemedellin.info/legal/08a98-medellin.pdf

ON PETITION FOR ORIGINAL WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS - Jose Medellin

Posted on August 03, 2008
No. 08-_____ =============================================================== IN THE Supreme Court of the United States --------------------------------- . --------------------------------- IN RE JOSÉ ERNESTO MEDELLÍN, Petitioner, --------------------------------- ...

Time to end the death penalty's cycle of violence

Posted on August 03, 2008
Editorials & Opinions Posted on Sun, Aug. 03, 2008 Time to end the death penalty's cycle of violence By RONALD CARLSON Special to the Star-Telegram function PopupPic(sPicURL, sHeight, sWidth) { window.open( "http://media.star-telegram...

Binding legal obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs.

Posted on August 03, 2008
July 17, 2008 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader U.S. Senate 528 Senate Hart Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Joseph Biden Chairman, Committee on ForeignRelations U.S. Senate 438 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Chairman, Committee on Judiciary U...

Mexican National Seeks Last-Minute Reprieve From Death Penalty

Posted on August 03, 2008
Mexican National Seeks Last-Minute Reprieve From Death PenaltyPOSTED: 3:54 pm CDT August 1, 2008UPDATED: 4:00 pm CDT August 1, 2008WASHINGTON -- Four months after losing his case at the Supreme Court, a Mexican citizen facing execution next week in Texas asked the justices Friday for a last-minute reprieve...

Phone Governor Perry to stay Medellin :

Posted on August 03, 2008
Phone Governor Perry to stay Medellin : GOVERNOR PERRY'S PHONE NUMBER: 1 512 463 2000 GOVERNOR PERRY'S FAX NUMBER: 1 512 463 1849

Move to head off Medellin execution

Posted on August 03, 2008
From Scotus BLOG :Move to head off Medellin executionFriday, August 1st, 2008 1:58 pm | Lyle DennistonFURTHER UPDATE 4:50 p.m. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has now refused to issue a stay of the execution and has dismissed the latest state court challenge...

Medellin v. Texas - SCOTUS WIKI

Posted on August 03, 2008
Read the case here :http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Medellin_v._Texas

Despite calls for delay, Mexican citizen set for execution

Posted on August 03, 2008
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5919299.html Despite calls for delay, Mexican citizen set for execution By ALLAN TURNER Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has dealt capital killer Jose Medellin a major setback in his bid to escape the executioner's needle, throwing out his bid for a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus and his motion for a stay...

AMERICANS ABROAD ENDANGERED?

Posted on August 03, 2008
Texas set to defy World Court with execution03 Aug 2008 12:20:48 GMT Source: Reuters By Ed StoddardAMERICANS ABROAD ENDANGERED?Support for the death penalty may be strong in Texas but opinion on the issue is by no means uniform...

The interview with Sherrie Stone on the Pamela Furr show

Posted on August 03, 2008
Listen to the interview with Sherrie Stone on the Pamela Furr show :http://www.thomasarthur.info/media/pamelafurr_2008-07-28T17_33_31-07_00.mp3

Listen to the Pamela Furr show on Thomas Arthur case

Posted on August 03, 2008
Listen to the Pamela Furr show on Thomas Arthur case http://www.thomasarthur.info/media/pamelafurr_2008-07-28T17_31_11-07_00.mp3

Alabama must improve handling of key evidence

Posted on August 03, 2008
Alabama must improve handling of key evidence http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20080803/NEWS/723391437/0/NEWS03 Published: Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 3:30 a.m.Last Modified: Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 9:40 p.m. Alabama Attorney General Troy King calls Bobby Gilbert, whose 11th-hour murder confession apparently led the state Supreme Court to delay the execution of Thomas Arthur, 'an incredible person' ? meaning that Gilbert lacks credibility...

Help Dennis Skillicorn

Posted on August 02, 2008
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The filing to Alabama Supreme Court, which gave the stay for Thomas Arthur

Posted on August 01, 2008
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Even Thomas Arthur deserves justice

Posted on August 01, 2008
http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/dperson.ssf?/base/opinion/121758214544970.xml&coll=1 Opinion Columnist David Person Even Thomas Arthur deserves justice Friday, August 01, 2008 Huntsville Times Imagine the joy in my little anti-death penalty heart when I learned that the Alabama Supreme Court granted Thomas Arthur his third stay of execution on Wednesday...

Update: Media coverage of stay in Alabama case

Posted on August 01, 2008
Innocence Blog Update: Media coverage of stay in Alabama case http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/1499.php Posted: July 31, 2008 10:15 amYesterday, Tommy Arthur?s execution (previously set for today) was stayed by the Alabama Supreme Court. Read media coverage of the developments below...

Big news from Alabama

Posted on August 01, 2008
Dear Thank you for writing to Alabama Gov. Bob Riley expressing your views aboutthe case of Tommy Arthur. Your voice makes a difference and we?re writingtoday to share some important news in the case. On Wednesday, the Alabama Supreme Court blocked Arthur?s execution, which had been scheduled for Thursday, until the court can consider criticalnew evidence in the case...

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