Texas prosecutors mute on death penalty argument
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The constitutionality of the death penalty is currently under review in Texas, the state where more than half of United States executions are committed, based on various sources. But not everyone representing the Condition of TX is of a mind to take sides on whether the death penalty is unconstitutional. Some prosecutors would rather wait to see which way political winds blow. The lack of commitment on the part of Harris County prosecutors is reportedly on order straight from District Attorney Pat Lykos, who's waiting to see where the winds blow concerning whether the death penalty is unconstitutional. Resource for this article - Texas prosecutors stand mute over state of death penalty yet by Money Blog Newz.nn
Risking innocents with death penalty
nn25-year old John Edward green is facing the death penalty after being accused of a 2008 slaying and robbery that occurred in southwest Houston. It is the first time, though, that the constitutionality of the death penalty has been argued with the context of killing a man that might be not guilty in TX legal history. Green's defense team maintains the client's innocence.nnThe case was brought to a deadlock with Pat Lykos and the criminal prosecution team in the decision to not do anything with the defense argument that the death penalty is unconstitutional. The defense can be able to present its case while the prosecution has to sit without doing any kind of defending and listen to it. At first, District Judge Kevin Fine decided it was a poor choice to let the prosecution stand mute, although he changed his mind later because of these circumstances.nn"It's arrogant, and it's contemptuous for the state to decide to not participate when they're trying to put my client to death," said defense lawyer Casey Keirnan while in court.nn
The prosecution proposes that arguing against the death penalty is one thing Green cannot stand to do
nnThe Harris County prosecutors stated that "the law surrounding the death penalty is well-settled" before position mute at the death penalty unconstitutionality hearing. Fighting whether or not the death penalty is unconstitutional is something the defendant "lacks standing" to do since the defendant wasn't convicted yet, according to the prosecution.nnInformation from
nnHouston Chronicles
nchron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7327353.html
nnWhat Texans know about the death penalty
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