[Sans-Culotte]

"(McCarthy) quite literally took the woman, put her left hand on a chopping block of the kitchen and then used a knife to sever her ring finger while she was still alive," said Greg Davis, the former Dallas County assistant district attorney who prosecuted McCarthy. "She took the ring from the finger that had been severed and continued the attack until she finally killed her."

Geez. A total savage. Why did the prosecution not seat a jury of 11 whites? They had to know it would be overturned.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It sounds as though Mrs. Mitchell’s little Larry couldn’t take the heat. I think that he’s in the wrong profession. He needs a job where there is more hugging involved.

[slumber1]

D.A. has now said they will not appeal. This woman is a poster child for the death penalty. She actually murdered three different elderly woman all by some form of bludgeoning. She has only been tried for this murder but her DNA ties her to the other two

[ColdOne]

McCarthy is a former wife of Aaron Michaels, founder of the New Black Panther Party, and he testified on her behalf. They had separated before Booth's slaying.

[Little Ray]

This is just sad. Few deserve to die more than she does.

[TexasRepublic]

Where is the justice in that? Some judges need to be judged.

[LadyBuck]

Donna Bazile should be doing the happy dance that her doppelganger got a reprieve.

[GeronL]

Wow.

I guess the judge sees redeemig value there. Somewhere.

disgusting.

[Cyber Liberty]

Please note: The headline at the link now reads:

Judge postpones Texas woman's execution

I don't call that "halts." I am aware that since this is a NBC news source they may have changed the title, but the article clearly states there is a new execution date, 4/1. She'll still ride the lightning.

[BraveMan]

One last chance to repent . . .

[BraveMan]

I hear Johnny Cash's "The Mercy Seat" playing in the distance . . .

[PAR35]

No surprise. The DA thinks that being Black should be grounds for an appeal. He’s let out all the rapists he could find where there was any other DNA at the crime scene.