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    Mark Allen Robertson - Texas Death Row




    Mark Robertson (2009)


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    Mark Robertson was convicted in the August 1989 shooting deaths of Edna Brau, 81, and her grandson Sean Hill, 19, during the robbery of Brau's residence in Dallas. Both Brau and Hill were shot in the head. Brau's body was found inside the home, while Hill's body was found in a creek behind the house. Brau's car, along with her purse and watch were stolen from the home. Robertson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada while driving Brau's car.

    Robertson was resentenced to death in Dallas County on July 2, 2009.

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    July 2, 2009

    A Dallas County jury sentenced today Mark Robertson to death for the 1989 slaying of 81-year-old Edna Brau at her Preston Hollow home.

    John Brau, the victim’s son, said after the verdict that he hated to wish death on anyone but it was the only way to keep others safe.

    “It’s been 18 years between the first trial and this trial. The only difference is he’s 18 years older,” Brau said outside the courtroom. “The jury saw the truth: He’s still a sociopath.”

    Both prosecutors and defense attorneys called Robertson a sociopath Wednesday during closing arguments in front of jurors deciding whether he should face the death penalty or life in prison.

    Dallas County prosecutors used the word to show why he deserved to die. But his defense attorneys, Robbie McClung and Richard Franklin, hoped to spare his life.

    "This is not the anti-social-personality sociopath who killed three people in 1989," said McClung. "This is a changed man."

    The jury deliberated about three hours before going home. They resumed deliberations this morning in the killing of Brau as she slept on her couch.

    Robertson is already serving two life sentences for killing her grandson, Sean Hill, while they were fishing, and 7-Eleven clerk Jeffrey Saunders.

    He had already been sentenced to die and was scheduled for execution five times. But a federal appellate court awarded him a new punishment hearing after ruling that instructions given to his original jury were confusing.

    The instructions involved the jury's consideration of mitigating factors, including a defendant's abusive childhood.

    Robertson was not abused. He witnessed his father beat and terrorize his siblings, according to testimony. His father then rewarded Robertson with money, candy and pats on the head.

    McClung said these actions taught a young Robertson that people's lives had no value.

    "His personality is being altered. His personality is being changed," McClung said about Robertson's childhood. "There is an effect."

    As a teen, Robertson liked to stomp the heads of birds and strangle cats, according to testimony. He also once brought a gun to school. As an adult, he was charged with armed robbery.

    Defense attorneys also said the jury should consider that he hasn't committed a violent act since 1989. A psychologist testified during the trial that Robertson's mental state has improved during the years he spent on death row.

    But Dallas County prosecutors Pat Kirlin, Josh Healy and Ellyce Lindberg argued that Robertson's crimes and his potential to commit future violence mean he should get a death sentence.

    Healy, in his comments to jurors, repeatedly called Roberston a "cold-blooded, sociopathic killer."

    Prosecutors said that Robertson hadn't committed any other acts of violence because he was out of his element in prison. He preyed on the weak and defenseless, they said.

    "You are a danger; you will always be a danger," Kirlin said, standing in front of Robertson. "And there is nothing in your background that is sufficiently mitigating."

    http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...on.19e8f9.html

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    In today's Texas Court of Criminal Appeals opinions, Robertson's death sentence was affirmed.

    Opinion here

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    In today's United States Supreme Court orders, Robertson's petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis DENIED.

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    US Supreme Court upholds 2nd death sentence for convicted triple murderer in 1989 Dallas case

    The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a convicted triple murderer who won a new punishment trial after coming within a day of execution eight years ago.

    Mark Robertson now has been on death row for more than 20 years for the 1989 slaying of 81-year-old Edna Brau at her Dallas home. He also has two life terms for killing Brau's grandson and a convenience store clerk.

    In 2003, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted his scheduled execution after lawyers argued jurors should have been allowed to consider his troubled childhood when they decided in 1991 on the death penalty.

    Another jury in 2009 again voted to condemn him. The Monday ruling caps the 43-year-old Robertson's direct appeal from that trial, but other appeals are likely.

    http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...cution-Appeal/

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    EX PARTE MARK ROBERTSON

    In today's TCCA orders, Robertson's post-conviction application for writ of habeas was DENIED.
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    On February 13, 2013, Robertson filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/tex...v00728/228978/

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    Federal habeas relief denied in the district court on March 30, 2017.

    https://cases.justia.com/federal/dis...?ts=1490983611

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    On May 2, 2017, Robertson filed an appeal before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ci...s/ca5/17-70013
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    COA denied today by the 5th Circuit.

    https://cases.justia.com/federal/app...?ts=1513881069
    Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next products.

    "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

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