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The Case of Gaile Owens in Tennessee

By Steve Hall

"Our View: Owens' case cries out for mercy," is the title of an editorial in today's Tennessean.The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a disappointing decision Monday when it set a Sept. 28 execution date for Gaile Owens, rejecting attorneys' argument that her death sentence should be changed to life in prison.Now the ball is in Gov. Phil Bredesen's hands. While the governor has allowed the death sentence to be carried out five times since he took office in January 2003, Owens' case clearly merits a commutation to life in prison.And:A request for Owens' clemency is said to already have been sent to Bredesen. Those familiar with the case of the 57-year-old Memphis woman who was convicted of soliciting the 1985 murder of her husband, Ronald, say she suffered severe physical, sexual and emotional abuse from her spouse...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).