One guy who you might think would be praying hard for Tropical Storm Edouard to be really, really bad is Jose Medellin. He’s the guy scheduled to die tonight in Huntsville, after being convicted of ...

As an opponent of capital punishment, I’m intellectually against the execution of murderers, no matter how heinous their crimes. The evidence is clear that capital punishment is not an effective ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This Los Angeles Times editorial revisits the case of Jose Medellin, the ...

As an opponent of capital punishment, I’m intellectually against the execution of murderers, no matter how heinous their crimes. The evidence is clear that capital punishment is not an effective ...

FURTHER UPDATE 4:50 p.m. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has now refused to issue a stay of the execution and has dismissed the latest state court challenge. Links to the Court’s order, along with ...

IT ISN’T OFTEN that the Supreme Court can lend a helping hand to the president in easing international tensions. But that could be one result of the court’s welcome agreement to hear the appeal of ...

HOUSTON State District Judge Caprice Cosper set the Aug. 5 lethal injection for 33-year-old Jose Medellin for his participation in the gang rape and strangulation deaths of two teenage girls 15 years ...

A Kansas City man was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years and six months in prison for his role in a drug deal that ended with the dealer being killed. James P. Roberts was one of two men charged in ...

Defense attorneys say efforts are continuing to delay next week's scheduled execution in Texas of Mexican national Jose Medellin. Top News // 1 decade ago Texas execution on despite U.N. order Texas ...

A 26-year-old Kansas City man on Thursday admitted his role in a botched 2014 methamphetamine deal that ended in a man’s shooting death. James P. Roberts pleaded guilty to a federal charge of ...