/tags/state-of-execution State of Execution en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:59:09 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-11-16/david-renteria-scheduled-for-execution-thursday-for-2001-murder-of-el-paso-girl Renteria sued the El Paso District Attorney’s Office for violating his constitutional rights by not releasing all documents of his case, in which he maintains that he did not murder 5-year-old Alexandra Flores. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:59:09 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-11-16/david-renteria-scheduled-for-execution-thursday-for-2001-murder-of-el-paso-girl William Melhado | The Texas Tribune /criminal-justice/2023-02-08/texas-set-to-execute-john-balentine-for-killing-three-teens-in-amarillo Though he confessed to the murders, Balentine’s lawyers argue he might have been spared a death sentence if not for pervasive racial bias at his trial. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:35:27 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-02-08/texas-set-to-execute-john-balentine-for-killing-three-teens-in-amarillo Alejandro Serrano | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-11-16/texas-hopes-to-execute-stephen-barbee-today-for-2005-tarrant-county-murders Barbee, convicted in the 2005 murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her child, was unable to straighten his arms, which caused the delay. Courts allowed Barbee’s execution despite concerns from his lawyer that his disability would make the process “torture.” Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:24:41 GMT /texas-news/2022-11-16/texas-hopes-to-execute-stephen-barbee-today-for-2005-tarrant-county-murders Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-06-21/texas-judge-wont-let-prosecutor-cancel-scheduled-execution-of-john-ramirez Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez said he is ethically opposed to the death penalty, but an employee wrongfully requested the execution date against his wishes. Gonzalez sought to cancel the execution two days later. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-21/texas-judge-wont-let-prosecutor-cancel-scheduled-execution-of-john-ramirez Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-04-26/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-appeal-for-dna-testing-in-rodney-reed-death-penalty-case Reed has long professed his innocence in the 1996 murder for which he faces execution. Key evidence in the case has not been tested for DNA, including the ligature used to strangle 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:50:37 GMT /news/2022-04-26/u-s-supreme-court-will-consider-appeal-for-dna-testing-in-rodney-reed-death-penalty-case Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-03-27/more-than-half-of-the-texas-house-wants-to-stop-the-execution-of-melissa-lucio Despite substantive doubts surrounding the cause of her child’s death and a suspect “confession” obtained after hours of interrogation, Lucio is set to be executed next month for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-03-27/more-than-half-of-the-texas-house-wants-to-stop-the-execution-of-melissa-lucio Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune /2017-01-27/with-executions-down-will-the-death-penalty-disappear Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it has changed, whom it... Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:40:07 GMT /2017-01-27/with-executions-down-will-the-death-penalty-disappear Ben Philpott /government/2017-01-26/what-do-exonerations-tell-us-about-the-death-penalty-and-the-criminal-justice-system Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it… Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:49:13 GMT /government/2017-01-26/what-do-exonerations-tell-us-about-the-death-penalty-and-the-criminal-justice-system Christopher Connelly /2017-01-25/witnesses-to-execution-the-emotional-toll-on-victims-families Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it... Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:45:23 GMT /2017-01-25/witnesses-to-execution-the-emotional-toll-on-victims-families Ryan Poppe /2017-01-24/for-elderly-inmates-theres-more-than-one-way-to-die-on-death-row Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it’s changed, whom it... Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:24:11 GMT /2017-01-24/for-elderly-inmates-theres-more-than-one-way-to-die-on-death-row Joy Diaz