Category Archives: Capital Crimes
Father’s Love Spares Condemned Man from Execution
Kent Whitaker—an extraordinary man and an exceptional father. A person could travel this wretched globe ten times over and could count the number of…
Racist Juror Casts Dark Shadow Over Death Penalty Case
The n-word has a long, sordid history in this country. The African-American Registry says that, “Nigger is one of the most notorious words in…
Justice Demands Jeff Wood Be Spared from Execution
He was known as “Dr. Death” in Texas death penalty circles. Psychologist James Grigson testified in 167 capital trials across the state—most of which…
Introduction of Race into Death Penalty Case Causes Reversal
Defending a capital murder case is both difficult and stressful. Attorney/client communications, pretrial investigation and preparation, and presenting a plausible defense to the jury…
Supreme Court Fails to Hear Case, Stop Georgia Execution Amid Documented Racism
U.S. Supreme Court decisions are often perplexing; sometimes impossible to understand, much less rationalize. That was the case when the Court on April 12,…
Prosecutorial Misconduct in Death Penalty Case Causes Supreme Court to Reverse Case Without Briefs or Argument
It was a good decision, that is, for Michael Wearry. The U.S. Supreme Court on March 7, 2016 reversed the Louisiana death row inmate’s conviction. The…
Prosecutors Press for Executions Despite Questions of Innocence
The ghost of Glenn Ford will forever haunt former Louisiana prosecutor Marty Stroud. Failing to learn from Stroud’s sad example, prosecutors in Bowie County,…
What Makes Murder Capital In Texas
The State of Texas recognizes four classes of homicide: capital murder, murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Texas does not recognize degrees of murder,…
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