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"3rd trip to Texas death chamber for grieving dad"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable local article from Texas providing a notable perspective on one victim's view of the administration of the death penalty in a high-profile case: Randy Ertman knows the road to the Texas death chamber too well. He?s set to make the trip again, to witness for the third time the execution of one of the gang members responsible for the rape and murder of his teenage daughter and her schoolmate. This time, it will be the lethal injection on Tuesday of Peter Anthony Cantu, the leader of the five young men who were sentenced to die for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena. It?s not lost on him that Cantu has lived in prison longer than Jennifer and Elizabeth were alive...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 17, 2010 (boomark / email).