Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...Rolando Ruiz has spent the last 22 years on death row. After two stays of execution, he is once..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: The Quality of State Killings

Why is the TDCJ so reluctant to test death drugs?

"...Dr. James Grig­son, the since-deceased forensic psychiatrist nicknamed "Dr. Death" because of his recurring state testimonies in capital cases..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Shuffling the Deck

Death row inmates see new execution dates

"...motion with a Dallas Assistant D.A. to push Edwards' death date back to January, to allow counsel a better..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: A Reprieve From Death Row

Clinton Young's death sentence overturned over legal misconduct

"...of Criminal Appeals has overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of prisoner Clinton Young after finding that a..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Judge's "Horrible Bigotry" Not Enough to Force New Trial

The 5CA has denied Randy Halprin’s plea as his death date nears

"...The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn't dispute..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Mark Soliz Hopes One Stay Leads to Another

Death row inmate argues fetal alcohol spectrum disorder renders him unfit for execution

"...the execution of mentally disabled Dexter Johnson, another Texas death row inmate is hoping for the same outcome. Mark..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Flawed Testimony Cited to Challenge Death Sentence

Billie Coble challenges second death sentence

"...Billie Coble, 70, has already evaded death once. In 2007, the U.S. 5th Court of Appeals..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Is “Broken” Justen Hall Competent to Be Executed?

If a stay is not granted, Hall will be the fifth Texas inmate put to death this fall

"...Hall was arrested and confessed. He was sentenced to death in 2005...."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Bobby James Moore at SCOTUS

SCOTUS overturns Houston native's death sentence

"...Supreme Court sided 5-3 with Bobby James Moore, the death row inmate whose attorneys hoped to overturn his death..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Court of Criminal Appeals Stays Halprin's Execution

The case has been sent back to trial court for review

"...stay of execution for his pending Thursday, Oct. 10, death date and sent the case back to his Dallas..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: No Chaplain Needed Now in Murphy Case

Texas Seven member faces execution on Nov. 13 for a second time

"...Officials in charge of executions at the Walls Unit..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Is Randall Mays "Competent" to Die?

Trial court stays execution to consider if he's mentally unfit, again

"...that Randall Mays is "competent" to be put to death. But his execution, scheduled for Oct. 16, was postponed..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: As Execution Pace Quickens, a 30-Day Stay for Barbee

Meanwhile, Randy Halprin loses 5CA appeal and Rodney Reed supporters fight for justice

"...admission was likely a strategy to spare Barbee the death penalty; he said it came as a complete surprise...."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Killer or Fall Guy?

Was Daniel Nagle murdered by a man acting alone, or was it part of a larger conspiracy?

"...AFSCME union president Daniel Nagle was found stabbed to death inside his office. No witnesses immediately came forward...."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Conveyor Belt to Lethal Injection Keeps Rolling

Ramirez will be prayed over as he dies

"...The Texas death penalty is often likened to a machine, an impersonal..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: 11 Face Execution in Coming Months

A quiet summer gives way to a deadly fall

"...months since Texas has been able to execute a death row inmate, but the quiet summer is leading into..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: One Man Spared, Another Set to Die

Mark Robertson seeks stay due to racist lawyer

"...ministers from the Huntsville execution chamber. Before his scheduled death, Murphy requested his Buddhist adviser be present during lethal..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: The Capital Aggravation Question

Does Lisa Ann Coleman deserve to die?

"...(the state agency charged with representing inmates appealing a death sentence) filed an application for retrial with the Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: Supreme Court Halts John Henry Ramirez's Execution Over Religious Freedom Appeal

Court will hear Ramirez's case for pastor's touch during execution this fall

"...John Henry Ramirez was ready to be put to death on Sept. 8 for the killing of Corpus Christi..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Crutsinger Seeks Last-Ditch SCOTUS Appeal

Following the Aug. 21 execution of Larry Swearingen, Crutsinger could be the fifth Texan killed this year

"...his 2003 trial, Crutsinger has continued to fight his death sentence, even as his options dwindle and his Sept...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: A Dying Breed

Can Texas even carry out an execution anymore?

"...Officials down at Texas' once-proud and prolific death chamber must be beginning to wonder if they'll ever..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: The Stays Stop Here?

After a quiet COVID season, Texas' death row machine rumbles back to life

"...Hummel. Convicted of bludgeoning his wife and daughter to death in Ft. Worth in 2009, Hummel received a stay..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Quiet on Death Row

Pandemic halts the sputtering execution machine

"...people. Our state's juries sentenced just two people to death...."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Last-Ditch Efforts to Avert 2019’s First Execution

Robert Jennings files new motions in 1988 murder case

"...Jennings, now 61, was convicted of capital murder for..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Can Texas Keep a Secret?

State Supreme Court grants rehearing in execution drug supplier case

"...The Texas Supreme Court caved under pressure last Friday,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: A Mother Set to Die

Melissa Lucio says she didn't kill her daughter and half of the Texas House of Representatives agree

"...the state of Texas prepares to put her to death on April 27, Lucio's family, attorneys, and supporters –..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: After 45 Years on Death Row, Sentence Overturned

Appeals court rules mentally ill inmate can't be executed

"...The sentence of the longest-serving death row inmate in the United States, Raymond Riles, was..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Failures at Trial Anchor Last-Chance Appeal for Sparks

If SCOTUS does not act, Sparks will be the third man executed in Texas this month

"...him. He stabbed her and his two stepsons to death and raped his two stepdaughters, but he felt he'd..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Chris Young Executed

Last-ditch effort to challenge Board of Pardons and Paroles falls short

"...Despite last-minute efforts to save his life, Chris Young..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Next Up, the Tourniquet Killer

Convicted strangler set for execution on Oct. 18

"...Pruett is indeed executed today, Thursday, Oct. 12 (see "Death Watch," Oct. 6), Shore is in line to be..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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