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Guidelines and Standards for Texas Capital Counsel

GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS for TEXAS CAPITAL COUNSEL Standing Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Adopted by the State Bar Board of Directors April 21, 2006 966 Texas Bar Journal November 2006 www.texasbar.com GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS for TEXAS CAPITAL COUNSEL O n April 21, 2006, the Board...

Gattis, Robert

Robert Gattis – A Case For Clemency On January 20, 2012, the State of Delaware plans to execute Robert Gattis for the killing of his former girlfriend, Shirley Slay. Mr. Gattis was sentenced to death in 1992. Neither the jury nor the sentencing judge had been provided with material information...

Shawn L. Hawkins_May 12, 2011 Ohio Board Recommendation to Grant Clemency

Report and Recommendations on the Administration of the Death Penalty in California

JUNE 30, 2008 CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CALIFORNIA. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: CHARGE AND NATURE OF INQUIRY …..1 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS .. .. 5 PART A: WHY THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN, AND WHAT IT WILL...

Robert Gattis Clemency Website

Robert Gattis, Criminal, Philadelphia, PA 19106 – case-history Page I of I Robert A. Gattis A Case for Clemency Home Case History Petition for Clemency Supporters Press Contact Case Background PJ2 _,,-clJdrnLQY.9IY!9.IIi.QHh”LCa5e AJ::.,tsllJQLQ e_1l19nQj’ Legal Documents Motion for Stay of Execution Petition for Clemency Robert Allen Gattis is a Delaware...

Executive Order Recreating the Colorado Governor's Executive Clemency Advisory Board

Nathan J. Dunlap_Executive Order of the Governor of Colorado Granting Reprieve of Death Sentence

Kevin Keith_Ohio Governor's Statement Granting Clemency

FW: Habeas-l ADMIN: clemency petitions and grants From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Page 1 of 2 RACHEL TROUTMAN Rachel.Troutman OPD.OHIO.GOV owloewy aol.com FW: Habeas-l ADMIN: clemency petitions and grants Mon, Feb 28, 2011 11:26 am parole_board_recommendation.pdf 1756K , Mark_Brown_A320-827_Clemency_Report.pdf 831K , Keene_A286-363_Clemency_Report.pdf 414K Oliver, I m attaching the Ohio clemency...

Mark A. Brown_Jan. 13, 2010 Ohio Board Recommendation to Deny Clemency

Marvallous Keene_June 25, 2009 Ohio Board Recommendation to Deny Clemency

Darnell Williams_Indiana Governor's Statement Granting Clemency

Grant of Commutation to Darnell Williams Whether to give clemency in a death penalty case is one of the most difficult decisions a governor must make. Clemency is a highly individualized determination. It is appropriate in specific situations, including where the judicial system has not functioned properly or has not...

Joseph Trueblood_Indiana Governor's Statement Denying Clemency

Gov. Frank O’Bannon’s statement on clemency appeal by Joseph Trueblood The weightiest and most difficult responsibility of any Governor is deciding a clemency request from an inmate facing execution. In making clemency decisions, I am guided by several fundamental principles, which I have outlined before. First, I approach all clemency...

Gregory Resnover_Indiana Governor's Statement Denying Clemency

STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR: PETITION FOR CLEMENCY OF GREGORY RESNOVER The disposition of a request for clemency in a is capital the most profound decision a governor can make. my jUdgment is based upon the record of all case Accordingly, legal proceedings concerning the petitioner inclUding proceedings before the United...

The Alabama Death Penalty Assessment Report

Defending Liberty Pursuing Justice EVALUATING FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN STATE DEATH PENALTY SYSTEMS: The Alabama Death Penalty Assessment Report An Analysis of Alabama s Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices A system that takes life must first give justice. John J. Curtin, Jr., Former ABA President June 2006 AMERICAN BAR...

"Bishops express gratitude for clemency for Thomas Whitaker"

2 22 2018 Bishops express gratitude for clemency for Thomas Whitaker – Texas Catholic Conference https: txcatholic.org Serving the Church in Texas Bishops express gratitude for clemency for Thomas Whitaker February 22, 2018 Governor s decision to stop execution an example of restorative justice. AUSTIN The Catholic bishops of Texas...

"Governor Abbott Commutes Death Sentence of Thomas Bartlett Whitaker"

CONTACT Flag Status: Full-staff Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott Home Home News Governor Abbott First Lady Initiatives News Organization Governor Abbott Commutes Death Sentence Of Thomas Bartlett Whitaker Governor Abbott Commutes Death Sentence Of Thomas Bartlett Whitaker February 22, 2018 Austin, Texas Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today...

Proclamation of the Governor of the State of Texas

PROCLAMATION BY THE LTfltUflt fi fafr ifLxzz TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, the Board of Pardons and Paroles has unanimously recommended a commutation to a sentence less than death for THOMAS BARTLETT WHITAKER, TDCJ 999522; and WHEREAS, the Board s decision is supported by the totality...

Thomas Whitaker Clemency Application

BEFORE THE THE TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES REQUEST FOR COMMUTATION OF DEATH SENTENCE TO A LESSER PENALTY Respectfully submitted by Attorneys for Thomas Whitaker Keith S. Hampton State Bar No. 08873230 Attorney at Law 7000 North Mo Pac Expry Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78731 512 476-8484 office 512...

Gubernatorial Clemency Powers: Justice or Mercy?

Gubernatorial Clemency Powers Justice or Mercy? By Kathleen Cookie Ridolfi and Seth Gordon J ust days before leaving office on January 11, 2003, Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted the sentences of every inmate on Illinois death row. In total, 167 convicts were taken off death row and given life sentences...

Autism Spectrum Disorder

The CCRI worked with the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law to produce this Fact Sheet in 2017. Please note that this document only offers an overview and simply serves as a starting point in considering the impacts of a particular condition on an individual. This Fact Sheet does not...