Criminal Law

Stopping the Execution of Mexican Citizens in the United States

Posted on July 19, 2008
Subject: Stopping the Execution of Mexican Citizens in the United States Dear Friends: In light of the execution of a Mexican Citizen by the State of Texas last week, I would like to revive a strategy to stop such executions that I worked on a few years ago with Alvaro Luna: Namely, try to convince the Mexican government to invoke the arbitration clause of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo...

USA (Texas) Jose Ernesto Medellin Rojas (m), Mexican national, aged 33

Posted on July 19, 2008
URGENT ACTION APPEAL- From Amnesty International USATo read the current Urgent Action newsletter, go tohttp://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent/newslett.html----------------------------------For a print-friendly version of this Urgent Action (PDF):http://www...

Judge delays ruling on DNA tests in 1983 slayings near Sherman

Posted on July 19, 2008
July 18TEXAS:Judge delays ruling on DNA tests in 1983 slayings near ShermanAfter a contentious 90-minute hearing, a state district judge on Thursdaydelayed ruling on whether possible evidence in a 1983 quadruple slayingshould be submitted for further DNA analysis...

Initial brief filed in Richard Henyard

Posted on July 19, 2008
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. SC08-222 RICHARD HENYARD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA INITIAL BRIEF OF APPELLANT Mark S...

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Florida Supreme Court orders new briefing schedule in Richard Henyard

Posted on July 19, 2008
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDATHURSDAY, JULY 10,2008CASE NO.: SC08-222 Lower Tribunal No(s).: 93-159-CF RICHARD HENYARD vs. STATE OF FLORIDAAppellant(s) Appellee(s)Appellant's Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction to the Trial Court in Light of Baze v. Rees is hereby denied; however, in light of the scheduled execution of appellant on September 23, 2008, the trial court has jurisdiction to consider any successive motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3...

Torture As Official US Policy

Posted on July 19, 2008
Torture As Official US Policy by Stephen Lendman / July 19th, 2008 Post-9/11, torture has been official US policy under George Bush ? authorized at the highest levels of government. Evidence of its systematic practice continues to surface. First some background...

Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names

Posted on July 19, 2008
Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names The nation's terrorist watch list has hit one million names, according to a tally maintained by the ACLU based upon the government's own reported numbers for the size of the list."America's new million record watch list is a perfect symbol for what's wrong with this administration's approach to security: it's unfair, out-of-control, a waste of resources, treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought, and is a very real impediment in the lives of millions of travelers in this country," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Program...

JUDGE MILLS ALLOWS APPEAL ABOUT POOR COUNSEL ISSUE

Posted on July 19, 2008
JUDGE MILLS ALLOWS APPEAL ABOUT POOR COUNSEL ISSUE7/19/2008 9:19:16 AMDaily JournalBY PATSY R. BRUMFIELDDaily JournalOXFORD - Dale Leo Bishop of Guntown, condemned for his role in a 1998murder-kidnapping, can try to convince the 5th Circuit Court ofAppeals that incompetent counsel cost him a chance at life in prisoninstead of the death penalty...

Update from Guantánamo

Posted on July 19, 2008
Update from Guantánamo A federal district judge ruled Thursday that the military trial of Yemeni national Salim Hamdan can proceed, despite acknowledging questions about the constitutionality of the Guantánamo military commission system. The ACLU is at Guantánamo Bay this week in order to observe Hamdan?s hearings...

The ACLU file on Maryland surveillance

Posted on July 19, 2008
The ACLU file on Maryland surveillancehttp://www.aclu-md.org/aPress/Attachments/MSP_Documents.pdf

Police Spied on Activists In Md.

Posted on July 18, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071701287.htmlPolice Spied on Activists In Md.Officers Infiltrated Groups During Ehrlich YearsBy Lisa ReinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, July 18, 2008; A01Undercover Maryland State Police officers conducted surveillance on war protesters and death penalty opponents,including some in Takoma Park, for more than a year while Robert L...

Stopping the Execution of Mexican Citizens in the United States

Posted on July 18, 2008
Memorandum February 11, 1993 To: All Progressive People in Mexico From: Professor Francis A. Boyle Subject: Stopping the Execution of Mexican Citizens in the United States Dear Friends: I am writing on behalf of all Mexican Citizens and Mexican-American dual nationals who have been sentenced to death and are currently awaiting execution in prisons here in the United States, as well as on behalf of Mexican Citizens and Mexican-American dual nationals who undoubtedly will be sentenced to death in this country...

Bishop Wants Appeals Court To Stop Execution

Posted on July 17, 2008
Bishop Wants Appeals Court To Stop ExecutionConvicted Murderer Scheduled For Execution WednesdayPOSTED: 10:20 am CDT July 17, 2008 Mississippi death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop is asking a federal appeals court to block his execution, which is scheduled for Wednesday...

Lawyers: Arkansas' Execution Method 'Dangerous'

Posted on July 17, 2008
Lawyers: Arkansas' Execution Method 'Dangerous' Lawyers for four Arkansas death-row inmates are urging a federal judge to allow a challenge to the state's lethal injection method to be heard after the U.S. Supreme Court found a similar method used in Kentucky to be constitutional...

NY Partner Faces Off Against U.S. in World Court in Pro Bono Fight

Posted on July 17, 2008
Pro Bono New York City Pro Bono Training CalendarNew York State Pro Bono Opportunities GuideNY Partner Faces Off Against U.S. in World Court in Pro Bono FightNew York LawyerJuly 17, 2008 By Nate RaymondThe American Lawyer Subscribe to The American Lawyer In the race to stop the execution of a Mexican citizen in Texas, a Debevoise & Plimpton lawyer has found himself facing off against the United States in the World Court...

Federal judge upholds Missouri execution procedure

Posted on July 17, 2008
07/16/2008 A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri's lethal-injection procedure is not cruel or unusual punishment, possibly ending a series of lawsuits that kept the state's death chamber closed for nearly three years. The ruling was issued by U...

World Court seeks to block 5 U.S. executions

Posted on July 17, 2008
World Court seeks to block 5 U.S. executions Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 12:21 pm | Lyle Denniston | Acting on a claim by Mexico?s government that the U.S. government has not done enough to assure the treaty rights of Mexican nationals facing execution for murders in the U...

Kevin Young Gets a 30 Day Stay-- PLEASE ACT NOW!

Posted on July 17, 2008
Death PenaltyKevin Young Gets a 30 Day Stay-- PLEASE ACT NOW!death-penalty on July 16, 2008 at 11:28 AMOn July 15th, Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma granted a 30-day stay of execution to Kevin Young, who was originally scheduled to be executed on July 22nd...

Mexico v. United States of America

Posted on July 17, 2008
http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&p2=1&code=&case=139&k=11 Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America) (Mexico v...

Federal judge's ruling opens door to renewal of executions in Missouri

Posted on July 16, 2008
Federal judge's ruling opens door to renewal of executions in Missouri by The Associated Press http://www.ky3.com/news/local/25508089.html Story Updated: Jul 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM CDT By Gene Hartley KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state's method of executing condemned prisoners by lethal injection is constitutional...

World Court: US should halt executions of Mexicans

Posted on July 16, 2008
World Court: US should halt executions of Mexicans By MIKE CORDER http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071600511.html?hpid=moreheadlinesThe Associated PressWednesday, July 16, 2008; 12:47 PM THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The U...

Request for the indication of provisional measures

Posted on July 16, 2008
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928 Website: www.icj-cij.org Press Release Unofficial Summary 2008/3 16 July 2008 Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v...

the United States of America shall take "all measures necessary" to ensure that five Mexican nationals are not executed pending its final judgment

Posted on July 16, 2008
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, Netherlands Tel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928 Website: www.icj-cij.org Press Release Unofficial No. 2008/20 16 July 2008 http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index...

U.N. court orders U.S. to 'take all measures' to stop execution of condemned Mexicans

Posted on July 16, 2008
U.N. court orders U.S. to 'take all measures' to stop execution of condemned MexicansJuly 16, 2008An international court ruled today that the U.S. government must takesteps to ensure that five Mexican nationals aren't put to deathpending its decision in a suit that challenges the application of thedeath penalty in murder cases where defendants weren't told they hadthe right to request consular assistance...

In Re: State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. John Middleton, Appellant.

Posted on July 15, 2008
Jul,ll, 2008 5:49PM THOMAS F, SIMON CLERK CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF MISSOURI POST OFFICE BOX 150 JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI 65102 July 11, 2008 No,m9 p, 2/2 TELEPllONE (573) 751-4144 Mr. John W. Simon Suite 12 2683 South Big Bend Boulevard St...

Court holds back Missouri execution

Posted on July 15, 2008
Court holds back Missouri execution By Jeremy Kohler ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 07/15/2008 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DFBB82CDBEB1B05C86257487001367CA?OpenDocumentThe Missouri Supreme Court has postponed what would have been the state's first execution in nearly three years, to allow further legal challenges to its lethal-injection protocol...

4 death row inmates file suit to stop lethal injections in Miss.

Posted on July 15, 2008
4 death row inmates file suit to stop lethal injections in Miss. Holbrook Mohr ? The Associated Press ? July 15, 2008 http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS/807150342/1001/news function NewWindow(height,width,url) {window...

Innocence Matters-----March to Save Troy Davis!

Posted on July 15, 2008
Innocence Matters-----March to Save Troy Davis!Troy Davis was sent to death row in 1991 for the shooting of a whitepolice officer in Savannah, Georgia, but serious questions about his guilthave surfaced. He came within 23 hours of execution in July, 2007, and anew date is likely to be set soon...

Prosecutor may drop charges in Paul House case

Posted on July 14, 2008
Prosecutor may drop charges in Paul House casePosted: July 10, 2008 3:25 pmA Tennessee prosecutor told the Associated Press yesterday that further DNA testing could persuade his office to drop charges against Paul House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee?s death row before he was released on bond last week ? for a murder he has always said he didn?t commit...

Letter to Governor Riley - DNA testing

Posted on July 14, 2008
July 14, 2008 The Honorable Governor Bob RileyState Capitol N 10411 S. Union St. # 600Montgomery, AL 36130-2751 Dear Governor Riley, I do not know whether Thomas Arthur is guilty or innocent of the crime of which he was convicted and sent to death row...

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