GA Executes Murderer: A Georgia man who was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer in 1998 was executed for his crime Tuesday evening. The Associated Press reports that 66-year-old Andrew Brannan shot and killed the sheriff's deputy after he was pulled over for speeding on a Georgia interstate, video of the incident shows Brannan engaging in a physical confrontation with the officer before shooting him nearly a dozen times. Brannan's attorneys argued that their client suffers from mental illness due to his service in the military, but the state's high court upheld his conviction and denied a stay of execution.
MS Cops Questioning Length of Sentencing: The recent arrest of a shooting suspect, who happens to have a lengthy criminal history, has some law enforcement officers in Mississippi questioning if inmates are being released from prison too early. Jonathan Brannan of WLOX News reports that a law that went into effect last July reduced the minimum time violent offenders spend behind bars to half of their sentence, and allows non-violent offenders to serve just a quarter of their sentences. The law, adopted to make the state justice system more efficient and less expensive, has allowed the early release of dozens of serious criminals to commit more crime.
TX Death Row Inmate Loses Appeal: A Texas man on death row for the murders of two police officers in 2007 has lost his most recent appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing him one step closer to execution. Reagan Roy of KETK News reports that Randall Mays challenged his death sentence and impending execution based on the claim that he is mentally handicapped, making him ineligible for execution. Mays is scheduled to be executed March 18, 2015.
MS Cops Questioning Length of Sentencing: The recent arrest of a shooting suspect, who happens to have a lengthy criminal history, has some law enforcement officers in Mississippi questioning if inmates are being released from prison too early. Jonathan Brannan of WLOX News reports that a law that went into effect last July reduced the minimum time violent offenders spend behind bars to half of their sentence, and allows non-violent offenders to serve just a quarter of their sentences. The law, adopted to make the state justice system more efficient and less expensive, has allowed the early release of dozens of serious criminals to commit more crime.
TX Death Row Inmate Loses Appeal: A Texas man on death row for the murders of two police officers in 2007 has lost his most recent appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing him one step closer to execution. Reagan Roy of KETK News reports that Randall Mays challenged his death sentence and impending execution based on the claim that he is mentally handicapped, making him ineligible for execution. Mays is scheduled to be executed March 18, 2015.
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