[Pervis Payne]
Selby: “There is still time to save Payne’s life…Payne’s family, legal team, and supporters are continuing to call for justice in his case, as Davis’ family continues to push for the truth and to end the death penalty.”
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Death Row
Pervis Payne’s Life in Jeopardy Nine Years After Troy Davis Execution
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DENIES PETITION OF DEATH ROW INMATE RODNEY REED
[Innocence Project\Rodney Reed]
“Justice Sotomayor noted in her opinion the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial today has no reflection on the merits of Mr. Reed’s case…Justice Sotomayor said: ‘In my view, there is no escaping the pall of uncertainty over Reed’s conviction.”
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INNOCENCE PROJECT: RODNEY REED GIVEN STAY OF EXECUTION BY TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
[Mass Incarceration News\Rodney Reed]
Bryce Benjet, Mr. Reed’s Innocence Project attorney: “We are thankful that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles have unanimously voted for a 120-day reprieve (before an indefinite stay was granted) of Mr. Reed’s execution. This time is critical to allow for proper consideration of the powerful new evidence of his innocence and possible DNA testing that could help prove who actually committed the crime. We hope that Governor Abbott will consider all of the facts in this case, and adopt the Board’s recommendation as soon as possible.”
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BIPARTISAN SENATORS URGE TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT TO STOP NOVEMBER 20TH EXECUTION OF RODNEY REED
[Criminal Justice News\Rodney Reed]
“Mr. Reed’s case recalls the sentiment then-Governor George W. Bush expressed in 1998 when he commuted the sentence against Henry Lee Lucas in the face of grave doubt about his guilt. ‘As a supporter of the death penalty . . . I feel a special obligation to make sure the State of Texas never executes a person for a crime they may not have committed,’ Bush said.”
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