The following facts are taken from the opinion of the Louisiana Supreme Court, State v. Kennedy, 957 So.2d 757 (La. 2007), and the Verdict, Agreement and Settlement of the District Court, in this case, 2003 WL 2473647:
In 2003 a jury in the...
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In March 1991, over a span of two weeks, Petitioner James Erin McKinney (“McKinney”) and his half-brother committed two burglaries in Arizona, which resulted in the deaths of Christine Mertens and Jim McClain. McKinney v. Arizona at 2. McKinney was...
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In 1980, Bobby James Moore was convicted of murder in Texas and sentenced to death. See Ex parte Moore, No. WR-13,374-05, 1 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 16, 2015). The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Moore’s conviction and sentence and denied his...
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In 1993, Michael Nance ("Nance") robbed a bank in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Nance v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, at 1203. Upon fleeing in his own car, the dye packets hidden in stolen cash exploded. Id. Nance then abandoned his car...
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Randy Lee Guzek has been before the Oregon Supreme Court on three occasions between 1990 and 2004, all regarding the sentencing phase of a capital trial in which he was convicted for the murders of Rod and Lois Houser. Because of the errors in the...
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On September 8, 1992, Scott Louis Panetti, dressed in camouflage military fatigues and donning a recently shaved head, fired a sawed off shotgun at Mr. and Mrs. Alvarado, his parents-in-law, killing them instantly. See Brief for Petitioner Panettiat 7...
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In 2008, a Texas state court convicted petitioner John Henry Ramirez (“Ramirez”) of capital murder for stabbing a man 29 times outside a convenience store and robbing him of $1.25. Ramirez v. Collier, at 1. Although Ramirez has always believed in God,...
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Ernest Valencia Gonzales was charged with murder in 1990, and was tried in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona. His first trial resulted in a hung jury. See Gonzales v. Schriro 617 F.Supp.2d 849, 856 (D. Ari 2008). Upon retrial, the jury...
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An Arizona state court convicted Respondent Jeffrey Landrigan of first-degree murder in 1990. See Petition for Certiorari at 1,2. After Landrigan's conviction, the trial court considered evidence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances. See id at 2...
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Barry Lee Jones
After the death of his girlfriend’s daughter, Respondent Barry Lee Jones was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to death. Jones v. Shinn at 1216–17. Upon appeal, the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed. Id. at 1218.
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