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Eric Nenno and Texas Clemency

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Even in Texas the death penalty is supposed to be reserved for the worst of the worst.One of the unique aspects of Texas criminal law is a reliance on predictions of future behavior in determining whether or not a person is sentenced to death.  In order for any person to receive a death sentence, all 12 jurors must agree that the individual will represent a continuing threat; a future danger.  Some have likened it to a ticking time bomb, bound to explode.That charge to the jury, ?whether there is a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society,? is written into the Texas Criminal Code.Keep in mind that means being a continuing threat in a prison setting, one of the most secure, locked down environments on the planet...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).