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Follow
That
Story:
Clinton
Sets
Juan
Raul
Garza
Execution
Date
8/4/00
The Associated Press reported
on August 3rd that President Clinton has reset the execution date for Juan
Raul Garza, the Texas man convicted under federal "drug kingpin" statutes
who would become the first federal prisoner executed since 1963.
In a move that has the odor of electoral politics, Clinton rescheduled
Garza's execution for December 12th, five weeks after the November elections.
Clinton had earlier placed
Garza's August 5th execution date on hold, with administration officials
saying they wanted to put in place new guidelines for appeals for clemency
in death penalty cases. The Justice Department on Wednesday released
those new rules, which allow inmates 30 days to file for clemency after
an execution date is set. The Justice Department must review the
request and make a recommendation to the president within 90 days after
receiving the request.
Under the new rules, the
condemned's attorney may make an oral presentation on his client's behalf.
So may families of victims, who can ask for prosecutors to assist them.
Garza's attorney, Gregory
Wiercioch, told the AP he intends to ask Clinton to commute Garza's sentence
to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Weircioch said
his request will highlight racial and geographic disparities in federal
death sentences.
See http://www.drcnet.org/wol/146.html#garza
for prior coverage of the Garza case and http://www.drcnet.org/wol/146.html#farrell
for our discussion with anti-death penalty activist and actor/producer
Mike Farrell.
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Issue #148, 8/4/00
The Shadow Convention: Drug Reformers Flex Muscles in Philadelphia | Canadian Appeals Court Calls Marijuana Laws Unconstitutional, Ottawa Must Act or Marijuana Could Be Legal in Ontario Next Year | Police Chiefs Call for National Commission on Criminal Justice Issues: Cite Lack of Trust, Corruption, Police Violence, Racial Profiling | A Barrel Full of Bad Apples: Police Corruption and the War on Drugs | Salt Lake City Mayor "Just Says No" to DARE | Follow That Story: Clinton Sets Juan Raul Garza Execution Date | From Real Life: Lawrence and Lamont Garrison | US Justice Department Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn OCBC Ruling | 9th Circuit Says Immigrants Cannot Be Deported For Expunged Drug Offenses | AlertS: Colombia, Mandatory Minimums, California, New York, Washington | HEA Campaign | Event Calendar | Washington, DC Job Opportunity for Public Interest Attorney, Other Positions | Editorial: Whitman's Victim
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