Entries tagged with “Kenneth Foster”
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Clemency
,New Voices
,Aug 19, 2016
Diverse Range of Voices Call for Sparing Jeff Wood, Who Never Killed Anyone, from Execution in Texas
As his August 24 execution date approaches, Jeffrey Wood’s case has garnered mounting attention from groups and individuals calling on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov. Greg Abbott to commute Wood’s sentence. These diverse voices include a conservative Texas state representative, a group of evangelical leaders, and the editorial boards of the New York Times, the Washington Post, and several Texas newspapers, among…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Aug 20, 2007
EDITORIAL: Paper Says Texas Man Sentenced Under “Law of Parties” Should Not Be Executed
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is urging the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Texas Governor Rick Perry to spare the life of Kenneth Foster (pictured), whose execution is scheduled for August 30. Foster was sentenced to death under the Texas Law of Parties that permits a person involved in a crime to be held accountable for the actions committed by someone else. In this case, Texas maintains that Foster deserves the death penalty because he should have anticipated that a passenger in his…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Clemency
,Aug 30, 2007
Texas Governor Grants Rare Death Penalty Commutation
Just hours before tonight’s (August 30) scheduled execution of Kenneth Foster, Governor Rick Perry (pictured) has accepted a Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommendation to stop Foster’s execution and commute his sentence to life. Perry was not obligated to accept the highly unusual 6 – 1 recommendation from the board whose members he appoints. The commutation is the first of its kind in his eight years in office. The board decision was announced about seven hours before Foster was…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Jul 31, 2007
Upcoming Execution Raises Questions of Whether Texas’ Law Goes Too Far
On August 30, Texas has scheduled the execution of Kenneth Foster Jr. (pictured), despite the fact that all parties agree that Foster did not personally kill anyone. Foster was sentenced to death under the Texas Law of Parties that permits a person involved in a crime to be held accountable for the actions committed by someone else. In this case, Texas maintains that Foster deserves the death penalty because he “should have anticipated” that a passenger in his vehicle would exit the car with…