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On AlterNet: kenneth foster

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "kenneth foster"

Out-of-Control Rick Perry Overrides Rare Clemency Vote, Executes Man Who Killed No One

Out-of-Control Rick Perry Overrides Rare Clemency Vote, Executes Man Who Killed No One

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 20, 2009.
The TX Board of Pardons voted to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, who took part in a robbery that led to a murder. The killer is serving life. Perry chose to kill him anyway.

Stop the Execution: Jeff Wood Faces Death Tomorrow for a Murder He Didn't Commit

Stop the Execution: Jeff Wood Faces Death Tomorrow for a Murder He Didn't Commit

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. August 20, 2008.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has unanimously denied clemency for Jeff Wood, a man who killed no one. This cannot be tolerated.

Texas Planning to Execute Another Prisoner for a Murder He Didn't Commit

Texas Planning to Execute Another Prisoner for a Murder He Didn't Commit

Maura Kelly, Comment Is Free. August 15, 2008.
Jeff Wood was sentenced to death under Texas' draconian Law of Parties for a murder that he did not plan or witness. He faces execution next week.

Innocent Man Sentenced to Death Under Cruel Texas Law

Innocent Man Sentenced to Death Under Cruel Texas Law

Liliana Segura, The Brooklyn Rail. August 14, 2007.
Kenneth Foster faces death for a crime he didn't commit because of a twist of Texas law that enables a jury to sentence someone to death even if he or she had no proven role in a murder.