Posted on 06/29/2011 5:53:09 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
El Paso – Defense attorneys for a Mexican national sentenced to death in Texas have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay of his scheduled July 7 execution.
The petition for writ of certiorari and a stay motion - submitted Tuesday by Leal's legal team - argues that the state of Texas should not be allowed to violate Humberto Leal Garcia's constitutional rights, nor impinge upon the institutional interests of the U.S. Congress and the executive branch in a "race to execution."
That request also cites an "overwhelming public interest" in ensuring that the U.S. government complies with a 2004 order from the International Court of Justice to review the death sentences of 51 Mexicans then awaiting execution in Texas.
In that March 31, 2004, ruling, the ICJ said Texas had violated the rights of Leal and other Mexican nationals by failing to inform them of their right to consular assistance under the Vienna Convention.
The Mexican government, in a separate "friend of the court" brief Tuesday, informed the high court that it has been a "forceful advocate" for U.S. citizens detained in Mexico and urged its neighbor to comply with its international treaty obligations.
Leal's defense attorneys called for the execution to be delayed to allow time for debate on a bill known as the Consular Notification Compliance Act - introduced June 24 by Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat.
The defense team said the legislation, which is backed by the Obama administration, would enable foreign nationals convicted and sentenced to death to have their cases reviewed in federal court to determine whether denial of consular access affected the outcome of their trials.
With consular access, Leal would have qualified, experienced attorneys who would have "transformed the quality of his defense,"
(Excerpt) Read more at latino.foxnews.com ...
"Race to execution"?
What constitutional rights?
Recent polls in the streets of Ole Mexico suggest that 80% of the people would LOVE to see the Death Penalty reinstated in Mexico
And to hell with his victim, the SCOTUS says so.
I can believe that.
>Leal, a 38-year-old native of Monterrey, was sentenced to death in 1995 by a Texas court for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.<
Hang the bastard....
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Catapult him back over to Mexico. Really big catapult.
Issue formal oops regarding the splat later. I’d just play the clip of Han Solo saying “Sorry ‘bout the mess.”
Oh go ahead, it’s not like we don’t have plenty more.
If you committed a similar crime in Mexico, you would have been shot and never seen again. If this criminal had been a white American citizen, you never would have heard about this. More pandering for the Mexican vote.
I wonder if BHO would step in?
“Leal’s defense team has filed a separate petition with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; backed by former U.S. diplomats and retired military brass,...”
Would be interesting to know who these backers are.
Um, no. The U.S. government isn't obligated to comply with international orders.
Exactly what part of this makes the far left fringe want to save the thug's life or delay his well-deserved death? Generally, when a thug commits that horrific a crime against a child, decent people don't band together to defend the murderous pervert.
The Fox “Latino News” page doesn’t mention much about what happened to the victim of this feral beast, of course.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/statistics/deathrow/drowlist/leal.jpg
This swine should be drawn, quartered, in public view of the border, his head piked on the river bridge, and body parts shipped to the various corners of mexico to rot in public.
Fox News “Latino” ? ? ? ? ?
Where is the Fox News “Indian”, “Red Neck”, and Fox News “Jewish”?
Don’t forget to tell me where & when Fox News “Palisimian” airs.
Oh, I understand. Because there is already a National Palisimian Radio, Fox doesn’t have a Fox News “Jewish”.
How racist of them! Or is it “How anti-Semitic of them!
No, wait - Palisimians are also Semitic.
Just shoot the TV - with the Internet, who needs it, anyway.
But if he had Consular rights the girl would be alive and a virgin again. /s/
Fry this guy ASAP
Um, did he do it? That’s it, then. Lo siento and adios.
"In Medellin's case, the high court ruled that the treaty had to be enacted into law by Congress before it could be binding upon state courts."
Defense attorney's have to try, but are not likely to be any more successful than previously.
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