Buck removed off Texas' death row on 4/19/17. Mandate received, awaiting new punishment hearing.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_ro...ger_on_dr.html
Buck removed off Texas' death row on 4/19/17. Mandate received, awaiting new punishment hearing.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_ro...ger_on_dr.html
New charges filed on death row inmate Duane Buck
Duane Buck, whose 1997 death penalty case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and was sent back to Harris County for a retrial because of concerns about racially-biased testimony, is expected in court Tuesday on new charges.
Two additional charges of attempted murder were filed last week by the Harris County District Attorney's Office in connection with the 1995 shooting rampage that landed Buck on death row.
Buck, 53, was sentenced to death for the slaying of his girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler, after Buck and Gardner had an argument. He returned to her home after a night of drugs and alcohol in July 1995, broke in and started shooting, witnesses said.
In the new charge, he is accused of attempting to kill his sister, Phyllis Taylor, who was shot and survived. The second new charge alleges that he attempted to kill Harold Ebenezer, who was also at the home when Buck returned and started shooting.
He is expected in court Tuesday, where he will be arraigned by state District Judge Denise Collins on the new charges.
The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this granted Buck a new sentencing hearing because of testimony from an expert who testified that he was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is black.
The hearing means he could be re-sentenced to death or life in prison.
http://m.chron.com/news/houston-texa...#photo-4352653
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"They will hurt you. They will hurt your grandma, these people. The root cause of this is there's no discipline in the homes, they don't go to school, you know, they live off the government, no personal accountability, and they just beat people up for no reason, and it's disgusting." - Former Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters
Perhaps getting extra convictions on attempted murder is a way to bolster the case for a death sentence for him.
Texas Death Row Inmate Who Won at High Court Gets Life Term
HOUSTON (AP) — A black Texas prison inmate who earlier this year won a U.S. Supreme Court order for a new punishment hearing because his death sentence may have been tainted by disturbing references to race has accepted a life prison term plus two 60-year sentences.
In consideration for 54-year-old Duane Buck pleading guilty to two additional counts of attempted murder, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says her office won't pursue the death penalty against him.
Buck's attorneys had tried for years to get federal courts to look into claims that his rights were violated when jurors were told by a defense expert witness that Buck was more likely to be dangerous because he's black. The high court, in a 6-2 ruling in February, said the race reference in testimony was improper.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...gets-life-term
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"They will hurt you. They will hurt your grandma, these people. The root cause of this is there's no discipline in the homes, they don't go to school, you know, they live off the government, no personal accountability, and they just beat people up for no reason, and it's disgusting." - Former Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters
Another lucky thug gets away from his due punishment.....
Buck's sentence commuted to life.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_ro...ger_on_dr.html
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