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30 Nov 2009, 7:52 am
Rick Perry appointed Bradley, the Williamson County district attorney, to head the commission in September in a hasty shake-up of the panel’s membership that left lingering suspicions about the governor’s motives. [read post]
27 Nov 2009, 6:58 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Rick Perry appointed Bradley, the Williamson County district attorney, to head the commission in September in a hasty shake-up of the panel’s membership that left lingering suspicions about the governor’s motives.Bradley then proceeded to suggest in a public hearing that the commission might need to operate in secret on occasion. [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 11:39 am by Brian Evans
  Unable to raise a mental retardation claim with the courts at this late stage, Woods’ new attorney, Maurie Levin, must rely on the good graces of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Governor Rick Perry, to commute his sentence, or at least to grant a 60 day reprieve to allow Levin more time “to adequately present a full picture of his limitations. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 1:41 pm by Steve Hall
Rick Perry in the hours before Willingham's execution pointed to flaws in the investigation and alleged that proven scientific methods and testing didn't support the investigators' finding that he intentionally set the house fire in December 1991 that killed his 2-year-old toddler and infant twin daughters. [read post]
23 Nov 2009, 8:23 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry announced he was rejecting the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommendation to commute the sentence. [read post]
22 Nov 2009, 7:45 am by Walter Reaves
The governor of course is Rick Perry - who just happens to be engaged in a heated primary election. [read post]
21 Nov 2009, 10:49 am
In "An embarrassment to Texas justice," Houston criminal defense lawyer Tom Moran writes about the case of his client Robert Thompson, executed the night before last after Texas Governor Rick Perry refused to commute his sentence despite the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, for a capital murder in which he was not the shooter, and in which the shooter was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 9:25 am by Steve Hall
Following Rick Perry's rejection of clemency for Robert Thompson, recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas conducted its 23nd execution of 2009, last night in Huntsville. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 7:26 am by admin
Rick Perry ingnored a panels recommendation to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, 34. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 3:39 pm by Steve Hall
Governor Rick Perry has rejected a recommendation to commute the death sentence of Robert Thompson. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 2:46 pm by Steve Hall
Rick Perry spare the life of Houston killer Robert Lee Thompson, who is scheduled to be executed tonight in Huntsville. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 11:29 am by Brian Evans
As the week draws to a close, all eyes will be on Texas Governor Rick Perry as he decides the fate of Robert Thompson. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:34 am
Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended that the death sentence be commuted to life in prison. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 8:22 pm by Steve Hall
Rick Perry, who has only once in his tenure as chief executive voluntarily commuted a death sentence, was expected to rule on the case tonight or tomorrow. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 7:36 am by Steve Hall
Rick Perry challenging the validity of the arson evidence was denied.The commission, composed of gubernatorial appointees, hired a nationally recognized arson expert, Craig Beyler, to evaluate the evidence. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 8:56 am
11/11/09 discovery order by Judge Walker: On November 2nd, Judge Walker held a hearing on a discovery dispute in Perry v. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 7:47 am
Rick Perry showed to the whole world that he did not want the truth to come out - that Texas had probably executed an innocent person. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 7:10 am
Rick Perry in September replaced the chairman and other members. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 6:55 am
Rick Perry to deride interference from "latter-day supposed experts. [read post]