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Despite calls for delay, Mexican citizen set for execution

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. Medellin, 33, convicted in the 1993 rape-murder of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, still has motions for stays pending with the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. He is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday. Medellin's attorneys could not be reached for comment Friday. Medellin, a Mexican national, had filed his appeal based on arguments that Houston police deprived him of his right to contact the Mexican consulate after his arrest...continue to full post

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