Supreme Court delays Texas execution

upi.com ^ | August 5, 2008

[Free ThinkerNY]

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court considered a last-minute appeal by a Mexican national Tuesday night, temporarily delaying his scheduled execution in Texas.

Lawyers for Jose Ernesto Medellin, 33, say that he was denied access to a Mexican consul when he was arrested for participating in the rape and killing of two teenage girls.

Medellin's execution was scheduled for 6 p.m. but put on hold when the Supreme Court decided to consider his claim, McClatchy Newspapers reported. A spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Perry said the state was waiting to hear from the court before proceeding with the lethal injection.

The Texas Parole Board rejected a request Monday for a stay or commutation of sentence.

Prison officials moved Medellin to a cell next to the death chamber in Huntsville Monday night.

[mad_as_he$$]

Now this pisses me off. Somebody got to the “NWO” league in the Court. This F’in dirt bag has been in jail longer than one of his victims was alive. Perry out to tell the Supremes to F off and execute this guy already. What can they do to Perry? Answer nothing, except send him a strongly worded letter.

[NinoFan]

read post 18

[jgilbert63]

What a surprise....Stevens, Souter, Breyer, and Ginsberg dissented. ADIOS AMIGO!!!!!!!!!

[RichInOC]

Patience, people. All good things come to those who wait.

[Mears]

He must have had a crummy attorney———isn’t that what an attorney is supposed to do?

[Gay State Conservative]

The SCOTUS had already ruled on this *very* issue regarding this *very* defendant....and ruled against him.Why in God's name would they agree to review it *again*?

[Lurker]

The application to recall and stay the mandate and for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to JUSTICE SCALIA, and by him referred to the Court, is denied. The application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to JUSTICE SCALIA, and by him referred to the Court, is denied. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

Long Live Justice Scalia!!

L

[Gay State Conservative]

Excellent.They have about 2.5 hours to get it done.Presumably the Governor has already declined to give him any stay or reprieve and that no other Federal court can intervene,so......

Have a seat,Pedro!

[mad_as_he$$]

Dear Pilar:

I sleep better at night knowing this scum bag from Mexico will never kill YOU!! Oh and I hoisted a drink when Saddam died knowing he will never torture and rape young girls and gas Kurds again.

It is probably to hard for you to understand the real dangers in the world but that is OK men like me stand ready to defend your ignorant a$$ from monsters.

Sincerely,

Mad, vermin exterminator.

[Desron13]

This embarrassment to the species needs to be killed allot. NOW!

[mad_as_he$$]

No kidding. I would have flown to Texas and done the honors myself if I could. The American “justice” system is badly broken - 14 years to execute this guy - please.

[Logical me]

This would be an excellent test to tell the SC to go to hell and execute this rat. What can the Court do? Call up it’s army and invade Texas. It is time to remind the Court they have a responsibility to just shut up if it cannot respect the people of the State of Texas.

[Isabel C.]

Lawyers for Jose Ernesto Medellin, 33, say that he was denied access to a Mexican consul when he was arrested for participating in the rape and killing of two teenage girls.

So, Medellin requested access to a Mexican consul, but his request was denied?

[Tennessee_Bob]

Court denies Medellin’s request for stay of execution!!!!!!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5924476.html

[B4Ranch]

As I have said many times before, America does not have a justice system anymore. Now we have a legal system where guilt or innocence is not the prime interest.

[waterhill]

I am puking atm... hope Rick is too...

[waterhill]

did we or didn’t we?? I posted late...

[1066AD]

It's done. Must've been ready & waiting !

[Will88]

“He must have had a crummy attorney———isn’t that what an attorney is supposed to do?”

I don’t think informing Mexicans of their right to contact a consul is an established practice by US law enforcement or attorneys, and they’re using whatever they can come up with to fight the execution. That’s what seemed to be the case in a thread on this a few months back.

[writmeister]

So, Medellin requested access to a Mexican consul, but his request was denied?

No.

Four years after his trial, Medellin remembered that he was a Mexican national and came here when he was three. At that point, he claimed that his rights had been violated.