Entries tagged with “Mark Gonzalez”
Policy Issues
Intellectual Disability
,Upcoming Executions
,May 27, 2022
Controversy Over Texas Executions as Houston Judge Refuses to Issue Death Warrant and Attorney General Fights Nueces County D.A.’s Effort to Withdraw Another
The fates of two men subject to potentially imminent execution in Texas hang in the balance, as the state’s attorney general and one local prosecutor challenge the discretion of other key officials not to move forward with executions. The controversy over the execution dates highlights emerging tensions between prosecutors about enforcement of death sentences and the provision of fair process before a prisoner is…
Executions
Upcoming Executions
,Sep 27, 2022
Texas Appeals Court Denies Nueces County DA’s Attempt to Halt Unintended Execution of John Ramirez
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) has denied a stay of execution to a Texas man facing an October 5, 2022 execution date that was scheduled as a result of a death-warrant motion the local district attorney says was against his office policy and…
Apr 20, 2022
Texas District Attorney Calls Death Penalty “Unethical,” Tries to Withdraw Execution Notice for John Ramirez
Days after his office asked to set an execution date for Texas death row prisoner John Ramirez, Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez (pictured) asked Ramirez’s trial court to withdraw the…