Criminal Law

Letter to Governor Riley - DNA testing

Posted on July 14, 2008
Exonerated by DNAAs an Alabamian, I often found myself (in past), having to defendmyself against other U.S. Citizens. But now that the world hasbeen given a glimpse of Alabama Politics, I feel the stigmaagainst the world and it's not a pretty sight...

Alabama column: Why no DNA testing for Tommy Arthur?

Posted on July 14, 2008
Alabama column: Why no DNA testing for Tommy Arthur? Posted: July 11, 2008 4:10 pm http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php "It seems a simple thing. Before the state of Alabama executes someone, it should leave no room for doubt about a person's guilt," columnist David Person writes in today?s Huntsville Times...

Why no DNA testing in Alabama?

Posted on July 13, 2008
» More From The Huntsville TimesOpinion Columnist David Person http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/dperson.ssf?/base/opinion/121576774178420.xml&coll=1&thispage=1 if (_pdata) { addpdata("ptype", "story"); addpdata("stuid", "121576774178420"); addpdata("sttitle", "Why no DNA testing in Alabama?"); addpdata("stcat", "codperson"); addpdata("stsource", "Huntsville"); addpdata("stdate", "07/11/08"); addpdata("stpnum", "1"); addpdata("stnpgs", "2"); } Why no DNA testing in Alabama? Friday, July 11, 2008 Huntsville Times It seems a simple thing...

Letter to Governor Bob Riley

Posted on July 11, 2008
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Governor Bob RileyState of Alabamavia e-mail attachment Re Thomas Arthur Dear Governor Riley: It has come to my attention that you are considering orderingDNA testingof material related to Arthur?s conviction; I urge you to order it, and if you have no authority to do so, urge a court to order theappropriate testing...

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Court to Rule on Mexico Bid to Halt U.S. Executions

Posted on July 11, 2008
Court to Rule on Mexico Bid to Halt U.S. Executions That's the title of a Reuters report from Amsterdam. It refers to the International Court of Justice, also know as the World Court. LINK The World Court said on Friday it will rule next week on a Mexican request that it seek a delay of the imminent U...

Still no DNA test for Alabama man; July 31 execution date set

Posted on July 11, 2008
Still no DNA test for Alabama man; July 31 execution date setPosted: July 8, 2008 2:48 pmTommy Arthur has been on Alabama?s death row for most of a quarter-century, and he has maintained his innocence the entire time. Now, Alabama officials say they plan to execute him on July 31st, and the possibility looms that he could be executed without a DNA test that could show whether he is guilty or innocent...

11 circuit order denying Mark Schwab 1983 lawsuit

Posted on July 11, 2008
http://www.markschwab.us/legal/200813435.pdfFILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT June 27, 2008 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 08-13435 ________________________ D...

The Case Against the Death Penalty

Posted on July 10, 2008
The Case Against The Death Penaltyby Hugo Adam Bedau --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentsPrefaceIntroductionDeterrenceUnfairnessInevitability of ErrorBarbarityRetributionFinancial CostsPublic OpinionAbolition TrendsFor Further Information & ReferenceNotes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PrefaceHugo Adam Bedau is Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University...

Motion to stay the execution of Thomas Arthur

Posted on July 08, 2008
You can find the motion here :http://www.thomasarthur.info/legal/Arthur%20Motion%20to%20Stay%20Execution%2007-04-08.PDF

Killer seeking delay of execution

Posted on July 08, 2008
Killer seeking delay of execution Arthur says `new' step merits challenge Tuesday, July 08, 2008 STAN DIELNews staff writer After convicted killer Thomas D. Arthur is strapped to a gurney at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore later this month, he'll be given 100 cc's of sodium pentothal...

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should order DNA tests for Tommy Arthur, who is scheduled to be executed July 31

Posted on July 07, 2008
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should order DNA tests for Tommy Arthur, who is scheduled to be executed July 31 Sunday, July 06, 2008 THE ISSUE: Gov. Bob Riley should order DNA tests for Tommy Arthur, who is scheduled to be executed July 31. Death Row inmate Tommy Arthur has been here before...

WE DEMAND DNA TESTING BEFORE ANY EXECUTION OF THOMAS ARTHUR.

Posted on July 07, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JULY 7, 2008 WE DEMAND DNA TESTING BEFORE ANY EXECUTION OF THOMAS ARTHUR. Allowing the State of Alabama to execute Thomas Arthur in the full knowledge that strong doubtexists concerning the certainty of his guilt, doubt which could be resolved with DNA testing,amounts to nothing less than murder...

Healing

Posted on July 05, 2008
"The death penalty is about revenge and hate, and revenge and hate is why my daughter and those 167 other people are dead today."Bud Welch, father of Julie Marie Welch, victim in the Oklahoma City bombing"I have come to believe that the death penalty is not what will help me heal...

Order dated May 19, 2008 in US District Court Middle District in Mark Schwab

Posted on July 02, 2008
The judge`s order in federal filings dated May 19, 2008http://www.markschwab.us/legal/gruberfiling.pdf

Notice of federal appeal dated June16, 2008 - Mark Schwab

Posted on July 02, 2008
Notice of federal appeal for Mark Schwab was filed June 16, 2008 by CCRC Middlehttp://www.markschwab.us/legal/noticeoffederalappeal.pdf

USSC docket - Mark Schwab

Posted on July 02, 2008
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-5020.htmNo. 08-5020 *** CAPITAL CASE *** Title: Mark Dean Schwab, Petitionerv.FloridaDocketed: July 1, 2008Lower Ct: Supreme Court of FloridaCase Nos.: (08-1199)Decision Date: June 27, 2008~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jun 30 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed...

USSC docket Mark Schwab - application for stay

Posted on July 02, 2008
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08a8.htm No. 08A8 Title: Mark Dean Schwab, Applicant v. Florida Docketed: Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Florida Case Nos.: (08-1199) ~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jun 30 2008 Application (08A8) for stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas...

Hidden order from 11 circuit?

Posted on July 02, 2008
Has the order from 11 circuit been hidden and unpublished?I encourage media to look for it today.We cannot wake up Mark today, but we can analyze how this process is working.Media is the important investigator.

Time, Appeals Running Out For Death Row Inmate----Mark Dean Schwab Is Scheduled To Die On Tuesday

Posted on July 01, 2008
June 30FLORIDA----impending executionTime, Appeals Running Out For Death Row Inmate----Mark Dean Schwab IsScheduled To Die On TuesdayTime and appeals are running out for Florida death row inmate Mark DeanSchwab who is scheduled to be put to death this week for the rape andmurder of an 11-year old girl...

Mark Schwab 1983 federal appeal to 11 circuit

Posted on July 01, 2008
http://www.markschwab.us/legal/replybrieffederal.htmhttp://www.markschwab.us/legal/Schwab-Reply-Brief.pdfny-821133 No. 08-13435-P _____________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT _____________________________ MARK DEAN SCHWAB, Plaintiff - Appellant, v...

Florida's system of capital punishment fails on many fronts

Posted on July 01, 2008
Gerald Kogan Florida's system of capital punishment fails on many fronts By Gerald Kogan, Special to the TimesIn print: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/essays/article652532.eceIn April, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the method of lethal injection utilized by Florida, among other states, does not violate the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment...

Death penalty future rides on Schwab execution

Posted on July 01, 2008
Death penalty future rides on Schwab executionMuch will be at stake when the curtains part on Florida's death chamber atFlorida State Prison this evening. It will be one of the most importantdays in the history of the state's ultimate punishment.Pending an unlikely 11th-hour stay, Mark Dean Schwab will be strapped to agurney to face a 6 p...

Execution success may lead to more

Posted on July 01, 2008
Execution success may lead to more BY JOHN A. TORRES ? FLORIDA TODAY ? July 1, 2008 http://www.floridatoday.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/NEWS01/807010326/1006 function NewWindow(height,width,url) {window.open(url,"ShowProdWindow","menubars=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,height="+height+",width="+width); } If Florida's succeeds in ending the life of child killer Mark Dean Schwab without incident, that likely will result in a return to multiple executions per year...

Exhibit A - filed to Florida Supreme Court in Mark Schwab

Posted on July 01, 2008
Click on each picture file to read the text

Florida is killing another child today

Posted on July 01, 2008
Child killer Mark Dean Schwab faces execution Tuesday Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer June 29, 2008 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/orl-schwab2908jun29,0,2176755.story In 1992, Mark Dean Schwab was sentenced to death in the 1991 slaying of Junny Rios-Martinez...

Junny's family plans quiet trip to execution site

Posted on July 01, 2008
Child-killer's final hours may be ticking away Junny's family plans quiet trip to execution site BY JOHN A. TORRES ? FLORIDA TODAY ? July 1, 2008 http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080701/NEWS01/807010333/1006 function NewWindow(height,width,url) {window...

The letter from Governor Crist to warden Bryant, Florida State Prison

Posted on June 30, 2008
http://www.markschwab.us/legal/A9108808519.pdf

The death warrant for Mark Schwab

Posted on June 30, 2008
http://www.markschwab.us/legal/A979683718.pdf

Exhibit A filed to Florida Supreme Court in Mark Schwab

Posted on June 30, 2008
Click on each picture to see the text

Florida set to resume executions

Posted on June 30, 2008
Florida set to resume executions By Nathan CrabbeSun staff writer http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080630/NEWS/55764390/1002/NEWS Published: Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.Last Modified: Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 11:24 p.m. The Gainesville Sun A gurney sits in the Florida State Prison's new execution chamber this year...

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