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    I’m not surprised after the Buffalo Mass Shooting. Imagine the outrage that’s going to occur when the antis try to explain why, in their deluded minds, the shooter doesn’t deserve the federal death penalty.
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    Non of this means anything. Paxton can set all the dates he wants but that still doesn’t excuse the fact that the TCCA is handing out stay after and stay and pushing inmates to have off and on execution dates like they have been for the past six years. Aggression would be the legislature and Abbott stripping the TCCA from having draconian power. Paxton is doing his job which is upholding the rule of law.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobsicles View Post
    Execution date requested for Murphy by AG Ken Paxton

    And he's only using this power to go after cop killers for votes. Man this whole state doesn't care about the DP anymore.
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    Repealing Article 11.071 would be a good start.
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    Ken Paxton offers to take over Dallas death penalty case, doesn’t inform DA John Creuzot

    The Texas attorney general urged a Dallas judge to set an execution date for Texas Seven member Patrick Murphy

    By Krista M. Torralva
    The Dallas Morning News

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a Dallas judge in a letter to schedule an execution date for one of the infamous Texas Seven who killed an Irving police officer. Paxton also offered to replace Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot in the case.

    Patrick Murphy was sentenced to death for the slaying of Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve 2000 while he and six other prison escapees were on the run.

    Murphy exhausted his appeals in June 2020 but an execution date has not been set. The 68-year-old Buddhist still has a pending civil lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice over his right to a spiritual advisor in the holding room before his execution.

    “If Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot chooses not to participate in this proceeding, the undersigned is willing to step in to represent the State,” wrote Edward Marshall, chief of AG’s criminal appeals division, in the letter dated July 8.

    The AG’s office did not respond to questions from The Dallas Morning News.

    Creuzot said he had not seen the letter until after he was asked about it by The News. He said the AG’s office did not consult with his office about setting an execution date or offering to take over the case. Creuzot denied he refused to participate in the case.

    “The DA’s Office has done its job. We have tried the case and followed up on appeal,” Creuzot said. “We continue to represent the state in post-conviction litigation in this case.”

    Typically, DAs file a motion letting the judge know the appeals process has finished and an execution date can be set. But the law does not require a motion.

    Creuzot has not filed a motion in Murphy’s case, court records show.

    It’s unusual for the AG’s office to involve itself, said John Tatum, a lawyer who works on death row appeals cases, including in Dallas County. Tatum previously represented Murphy in his state appeals but no longer represents him. The AG’s office is allowed to assist local prosecutors, but only at the request of a district attorney.

    “The AG sometimes steps in in smaller counties, and they’ve been more aggressive about moving death penalty cases,” Tatum said. “Because they have a death penalty section, sometimes county district attorneys default to them. I’ve never known Dallas to do that.”

    Creuzot’s office has not pursued the death penalty for anyone since he was sworn into office in 2019, prompting speculation the Democrat opposes the death penalty.

    Creuzot rejected that theory in November. In an interview with The News before the start of the capital murder trial against accused serial killer Billy Chemirmir, Creuzot said he strictly evaluates whether a person poses a danger to society behind bars.

    By law, Texas juries must find that a person is likely to commit violence “that would constitute a continuing threat to society” to deliver a death sentence.

    Murphy’s appeals

    From death row, Murphy argued all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that the prison system violated his religious rights by not allowing him to have a Buddhist advisor in the execution chamber.

    The department only provided on-staff Christian and Muslim clerics at the time and prohibited non-prison employees in the execution chamber.

    The Supreme Court ruled TDCJ discriminated against Murphy and had to either provide him a Buddhist advisor or eliminate spiritual advisors for all faiths. TDCJ initially did the latter but later scrapped that plan.

    Murphy argues the policy change is still unfair because spiritual advisors not employed by TDCJ are limited to a one-hour visitation on execution days. Employed clerics are allowed greater access, according to Murphy’s court filings.

    TDCJ “intends to accommodate the religious requests in Murphy’s lawsuit,” Marshall wrote in the AG office’s letter.

    Marshall offered several dates in December and January for the execution. Mays had not set a date as of Thursday.

    Murphy was sentenced to death under Texas’ law of parties, which allows juries to find a person guilty of capital murder even if they weren’t the triggerman so long as the result “should have been anticipated.” Murphy was the lookout and getaway driver in the fatal robbery, according to testimony from George Rivas, who was the ringleader. Before his escape, Murphy was serving a 50-year sentence for sexual assault.

    Murphy is one of only two Texas Seven members still alive.

    Four were executed and one committed suicide to evade arrest. Another, Randy Halprin, is seeking a new trial because he says the judge over his trial, Vickers Cunningham, was prejudiced against him because he is Jewish. In October, Mays recommended to a higher court that Halprin get a new trial. A ruling from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is still pending.

    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/cour...-john-creuzot/
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    On July 19, Murphy filed his brief in opposition to AG Paxton’s motion to set his execution date.

    https://obpublicaccess.dallascounty....rideFormat=PDF
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