Federal officials try to block Texas execution to allow review of case

The Dallas Morning News ^ | Monday, July 28, 2008 | DIANE JENNINGS

[sheana]

Fourteen years and numerous judicial reviews have passed since José Medellin was sentenced to die after confessing to the brutal gang rape and murder of two teenage girls in Houston.

JOSÉ MEDELLIN That's long enough, state officials say. It's time to carry out the sentence.

But defense attorneys, and an unusual coalition of federal officials, including no less than the attorney general and secretary of state, say if his Aug. 5 execution is not stayed, so Mr. Medellin's case can be reviewed one more time at the behest of the International Court of Justice, Texas will be rushing to judgment and endangering Americans abroad.

[E. Cartman]

I’ll wager $20 that when Islamo-fascists see our “best and brightest” of both parties happy to grab their ankles and to allow the World Court to dictate to them that we must let scum like Medellin live, they smile knowing that their initial assesment that the West has become a collection of pussy nations is correct.

[isrul]

That's a sure thing. But you probably will get some takers who think everything is going swimmingly.