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Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Execution of Daniel Lewis Lee
justice.gov ^ | July 14, 2020 | US Attorney General William Barr

Posted on 07/14/2020 1:14:15 PM PDT by ransomnote

Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement:

“This morning, in the first federal execution in 17 years, Daniel Lewis Lee was executed by lethal injection at FCI Terre Haute in accordance with a death sentence imposed by a federal district court in 1999.  Lee, a member of a white supremacist organization, brutally murdered William Frederick Mueller and Nancy Ann Mueller, along with her eight-year-old daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Powell.  After robbing and shooting them with a stun gun, Lee duct-taped plastic bags around their heads, weighed down each victim with rocks, and drowned the family in the Illinois bayou.  On May 4, 1999, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas found Lee guilty of numerous offenses, including three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and he was sentenced to death.  Today, Lee finally faced the justice he deserved.  The American people have made the considered choice to permit capital punishment for the most egregious federal crimes, and justice was done today in implementing the sentence for Lee’s horrific offenses.”

 

Statement by Department of Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec:

“Today, Daniel Lewis Lee faced the justice he deserved.  Although Lee’s execution was originally scheduled to occur on Monday at 4:00 pm, a district court’s last-minute preliminary injunction required the Department of Justice to seek emergency vacatur from the Supreme Court.  After receiving the green-light early on Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Prisons began preparing Lee for the execution; however, a last-minute procedural claim by Lee’s attorney resulted in an additional delay.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ultimately rejected his claim, clearing the way for his execution.  He was pronounced dead at 8:07 am.

The Attorney General appreciates the hard work, dedication, and professionalism demonstrated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons; the United States Marshals Service; and the law enforcement and legal teams that investigated and prosecuted Lee, and that for many years defended the government’s duty to carry out this lawful sentence.”

Press Release Number: 
20-654
 


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: daniellee; execution

1 posted on 07/14/2020 1:14:15 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
So it took 20 years to off this murderous bastard....ridiculous!!!!
2 posted on 07/14/2020 1:19:15 PM PDT by ontap
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To: ontap

Right-shoulda been done long ago


3 posted on 07/14/2020 1:20:44 PM PDT by SMARTY (Freedom from effort in the present means effort has been stored up, in the past. T Roosevelt)
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To: ransomnote

Fat stuff Barr has approximately 53 working days to indict one of President Trump coup perpetrators. Until he does I’d rather not hear anything about him.


4 posted on 07/14/2020 1:25:51 PM PDT by JonPreston (Covid19 is communist Chinese bioweapon)
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To: ransomnote

That’s a very safe topic for Atty. Barr.
He can make it look like he’s heaving some real heavy furniture for the benefit of the American people


5 posted on 07/14/2020 1:28:15 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: ransomnote; All
It seems that everyone is yakking non-stop about everything. Even Trump. How about five bullet points or less, and say goodbye.

In this case, all Barr had to say was: “Actions Have Consequences”

6 posted on 07/14/2020 1:31:20 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: ransomnote

21 years is anything but swift justice.


7 posted on 07/14/2020 1:50:33 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: ransomnote
I propose a 1-appeal limit and 3yrs max waiting period between sentencing and execution. Anything else is a miscarriage of justice.

The current system is just career opportunities for defense lawyers. Some of the sleaziest liars on earth.

8 posted on 07/14/2020 2:02:31 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: lee martell

What’s your problem?


9 posted on 07/14/2020 2:13:24 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan)
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To: fella

I think that to wait for 21 years for the inevitable needle in the arm would be a hard thing to do. Waiting, waiting, waiting for your eternity of burning in hell.

Adios mofo!


10 posted on 07/14/2020 5:17:39 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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11 posted on 07/14/2020 6:31:23 PM PDT by bitt (Let justice be done though the heavens fall - Fiat justitia ruat caelum)
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To: lee martell
Yep. ✋🏻
12 posted on 07/14/2020 6:34:19 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: ontap

The punks belly aching about capital punishment used on monsters like him are the same punks who’d have no problem with one of us being executed on the street for wearing a MAGA hat.


13 posted on 07/14/2020 6:34:58 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: ransomnote

Good news!


14 posted on 07/14/2020 6:40:16 PM PDT by Professional
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To: ransomnote; LucyT
Lee, a member of a white supremacist organization, brutally murdered William Frederick Mueller and Nancy Ann Mueller, along with her eight-year-old daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Powell.

What does being "a member of a white supremacist organization" have to do with the murder of this white family and why is this point being made by most of the media stories and even some of their headlines?


15 posted on 07/14/2020 8:06:58 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: Brown Deer
What does being "a member of a white supremacist organization" have to do with the murder of this white family and why is this point being made by most of the media stories and even some of their headlines?<<<<

Because the goal is to rid the planet of white people, and stupid white people go along with this as long as their own heads aren't chopped off.

16 posted on 07/14/2020 8:18:59 PM PDT by LucyT
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