01-22-2014, 01:33 PM
State vs. Federal Politics - Illegal Immigrants & Death
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^ This POS is Edgar Tamayo.
In 1994, he and a partner robbed a store and were busted by 24 year-old Houston police officer Guy Gaddis. While in transport to jail, Tamayo shot Gaddis three times, robbed him, left the officer to die, and fled on foot in handcuffs. He was caught in a nearby neighborhood shortly thereafter.
Tamayo is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and had previously served time for robbery in California before killing Gaddas in Texas. He was tried in Texas, convicted by a jury, and sentenced to death - according to Texas law.
Well, Tamayo's lawyers and the Mexican government have been fighting for clemency on the grounds that Tamayo was treated unfairly, contending that "evidence was tainted" because Texas authorities didn't inform Tamayo of a 1963 international treaty, signed by the United States, allowing prisoners to seek legal help from their home countries.
Last September, Secretary of State John Kerry asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to delay the execution. The State Department renewed that request on Tuesday, insisting that failure to follow a 1963 treaty signed by the United States makes it more difficult for American officials to ensure that its diplomats overseas can visit U.S. citizens when they are detained.
However, Abbott, Texas governor Rick Perry, and state LE authorities argued that Tamayo committed the crimes in their state, was legally prosecuted the same as anyone else would have been in Texas, and deserves no special consideration. Today, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles rendered a decision in agreement with the state officials; they denied clemency.
Tamayo is scheduled to be put to death later today. We'll see if that happens.
^ This POS is Edgar Tamayo.
In 1994, he and a partner robbed a store and were busted by 24 year-old Houston police officer Guy Gaddis. While in transport to jail, Tamayo shot Gaddis three times, robbed him, left the officer to die, and fled on foot in handcuffs. He was caught in a nearby neighborhood shortly thereafter.
Tamayo is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and had previously served time for robbery in California before killing Gaddas in Texas. He was tried in Texas, convicted by a jury, and sentenced to death - according to Texas law.
Well, Tamayo's lawyers and the Mexican government have been fighting for clemency on the grounds that Tamayo was treated unfairly, contending that "evidence was tainted" because Texas authorities didn't inform Tamayo of a 1963 international treaty, signed by the United States, allowing prisoners to seek legal help from their home countries.
Last September, Secretary of State John Kerry asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to delay the execution. The State Department renewed that request on Tuesday, insisting that failure to follow a 1963 treaty signed by the United States makes it more difficult for American officials to ensure that its diplomats overseas can visit U.S. citizens when they are detained.
However, Abbott, Texas governor Rick Perry, and state LE authorities argued that Tamayo committed the crimes in their state, was legally prosecuted the same as anyone else would have been in Texas, and deserves no special consideration. Today, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles rendered a decision in agreement with the state officials; they denied clemency.
Tamayo is scheduled to be put to death later today. We'll see if that happens.