First US Execution of Woman in Five Years: As Kent noted earlier, a Virginia judge today set a September execution date for Teresa Lewis. Lewis pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to death, but later sought to invalidate her plea - an attempt that was rejected by the Fourth Circuit. If executed, Lewis will be the first woman to be executed in the U.S. in five years, and the first woman in Virginia in nearly 100. Her defense team plans on appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
AZ Appeals Federal Judge's Ruling: Not surprisingly, Arizona filed an appeal today in the Ninth Circuit, challenging U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction of the state's controversial immigration law, reports the AP. AZ Governor Jan Brewer is asking that the appeal be handled quickly, and has indicated her willingness to take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
TX Man Gets Death Penalty For Second Time For Beheading Children: After four hours of deliberation, a Texas jury today sentenced John Allen Rubio to death for beheading his common law wife's three children - a 3-year-old, a 14-month-old, and a 2-month-old - in 2003, as reported by the AP. Rubio was previously convicted of the murders in 2003 and sentenced to death, but the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the convictions based on improperly admitted statements by the mother of the children, who pleaded guilty for her involvement in the crimes and is currently serving a life sentence. Presiding Judge Noe Gonzales, who claims to have sentenced more people to death than any other judge in south Texas, stated, "I have never seen a crime like this."
AZ Appeals Federal Judge's Ruling: Not surprisingly, Arizona filed an appeal today in the Ninth Circuit, challenging U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction of the state's controversial immigration law, reports the AP. AZ Governor Jan Brewer is asking that the appeal be handled quickly, and has indicated her willingness to take the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
TX Man Gets Death Penalty For Second Time For Beheading Children: After four hours of deliberation, a Texas jury today sentenced John Allen Rubio to death for beheading his common law wife's three children - a 3-year-old, a 14-month-old, and a 2-month-old - in 2003, as reported by the AP. Rubio was previously convicted of the murders in 2003 and sentenced to death, but the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed the convictions based on improperly admitted statements by the mother of the children, who pleaded guilty for her involvement in the crimes and is currently serving a life sentence. Presiding Judge Noe Gonzales, who claims to have sentenced more people to death than any other judge in south Texas, stated, "I have never seen a crime like this."
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