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    Robert Simon, Jr. - Mississippi Death Row


    Bobbie Jo Parker



    Carl "Bubba" Parker




    Summary of Offense:

    Was sentenced in Quitman County in July 1990 for the February 2, 1990 murders of Carl and Bobbie Joe Parker, and their children, Charlotte and Gregory Parker. The victims were sexually assaulted, tortured and then burned.

    Anthony Carr was also sentenced to death for the crime. For more on Carr, see: http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/...t=Anthony+Carr

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    On September 9, 2009, Simon was granted a Certificate of Appealability by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for ineffective assistance of counsel.

    Opinion is here:

    http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions...0011.0.wpd.pdf

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    September 10, 2009

    Federal appeals court to hear Miss. death row inmate's ineffective lawyer claim

    A federal appeals court has agreed to hear condemned inmate Robert Simon Jr.'s claim that he could have avoided a death sentence had his sentencing jury been told of his abusive childhood.

    A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Wednesday said Simon's claim that his attorney could have done a better job deserved airing. A federal judge in Mississippi had dismissed the claim in 2008.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their son Gregory, 12, on Feb. 2, 1990. The killings occurred a few hours after the family had returned to their rural Quitman County home from church services.

    (Source: The Associated Press)

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    On September 7, 2010, Simon was denied a Certificate of Appealability by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

    Opinion is here:

    http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions...0011.1.wpd.pdf

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    5th Circuit denies appeal in Quitman Co. murders

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has denied condemned inmate Robert Simon Jr.'s claim that he could have avoided a death sentence had his sentencing jury been told of his abusive childhood.

    A federal judge in Mississippi had dismissed Simon's ineffective counsel claims in 2008. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision on Tuesday.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their son Gregory, 12, on Feb. 2, 1990. The killings occurred a few hours after the family had returned to their rural Quitman County home from church services.

    He also was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Charlotte Parker, 9, the slain couple's daughter.

    The Mississippi Supreme Court upheld Simon's conviction and in 2004 denied Simon's arguments that he had found evidence to justify a new trial.

    Authorities said the bodies of the Parker family were pulled from their burning house. All four had been shot, but an autopsy showed Charlotte died from smoke inhalation.

    Carl Parker's truck was found in Clarksdale. After an investigation, Simon and Anthony Carr were arrested in Clarksdale. Carr was convicted on four counts of capital murder and sentenced to die.

    U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper denied Simon's request for a certificate of appealability in 2008. A certificate of appealability is similar to a post-conviction petition, in which an inmate argues he has found new evidence — or a possible constitutional issue — that could persuade a court to order a new trial.

    Simon argued that had his attorney looked into his background, he would have found a history of abuse at the hands of Simon's father. Simon claimed his counsel's failure to uncover this history of abuse resulted in a weak challenge to the prosecution's case for a death sentence.

    The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Simon's attorney couldn't investigate something that Simon hadn't told him about. The Mississippi court also held that even if the sentencing jury had been told about the abuse it would still have likely returned a death penalty.

    The 5th Circuit panel on Tuesday said it agreed with the ruling by the Mississippi court.

    The panel said prosecutors' case in support of the death penalty was very strong, and the evidence of Simon's childhood abuse would not have swayed a jury.

    http://www.greenwichtime.com/default...ers-649272.php

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    US high court won't hear appeal in Miss. murders

    The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Mississippi death row inmate Robert Simon Jr., who claims he could have avoided a death sentence had his sentencing jury been told of his abusive childhood.

    A federal judge in Mississippi dismissed Simon's ineffective counsel claims in 2008. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision last fall.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their 12-year-old son, Gregory, on Feb. 2, 1990. The killings occurred a few hours after the family had returned to their rural Quitman County home from church services.

    He also was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Charlotte Parker, the slain couple's daughter 9-year-old daughter.

    http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story...1fPRt05Iw.cspx

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    Miss. AG Wants April 20 Execution For Simon

    An execution date has been requested for a death row inmate convicted of killing a Quitman County family, Attorney General Jim Hood said.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Robert Simon, who claimed he could have avoided a death sentence had his sentencing jury been told of his abusive childhood.

    Lawyers with the Attorney General's Office filed a request with the Mississippi Supreme Court Monday afternoon requesting that an execution date of April 20 be set.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their 12-year-old son, Gregory, on Feb. 2, 1990. The killings occurred a few hours after the family had returned to their rural Quitman County home from church services.

    He also was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Charlotte Parker, the slain couple's daughter 9-year-old daughter.

    State law requires an execution to be set 30 days from the date of the last order.

    Hood said the state will likely switch to a new drug for lethal injections as officials around the country search for ways to deal with a shortage of one of the most common drugs used in executions.

    "We most likely will be using another lethal drug called pentobarbital,which is already being used in some other states," Hood said.

    Texas and Oklahoma recently announced the switch to pentobarbital, and plan to use it along with 2 other drugs. Ohio became the 1st state to use pentobarbital alone when it executed an inmate with the drug March 10.

    (Source: WAPT News)

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    Lawyer Tries to Stop Execution

    A lawyer for death row inmate, Robert Simon, Jr., claims the prisoner hit his head in prison and is now incompetent for execution.

    Attorney T.H. Freeland, IV, made the argument in court records filed April 1 with the Mississippi Supreme Court that death row inmate, Robert Simon, Jr., is no longer competent for execution.

    The filing came in response to Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's request for an April 20 execution date.

    Freeland doesn't describe how Simon hit his head, but said Simon can't understand his case and has trouble carrying on conversations.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their son, Gregory, on Feb. 2, 1990. He was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Charlotte Parker, the slain couple's 9-year-old daughter.

    http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/L...119202474.html

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    Miss. court orders release of medical records

    The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered the release of medical records of death row inmate Robert Simon Jr. related to an alleged fall that defense attorneys contend has rendered Simon incompetent to be executed.

    In an order Thursday, the court gave the Department of Corrections until Monday to provide records to the attorney general's office and the defense.

    The attorney general had sought an April 20 execution date. The Supreme Court said it would not rule on any motions until the medical issue is resolved.

    Simon's attorneys say Simon can't understand his case and has trouble carrying on conversations.

    Simon was sentenced to death for the killings of three members of a Quitman County family. He got a life sentence in the death of a fourth family member.

    http://www.newstimes.com/default/art...#ixzz1IwdooHSN

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    A little more on Thursday's ruling.

    Execution of multiple killer on hold

    Death row inmate Robert Simon Jr. won't be executed April 20, as requested by the state attorney general's office.

    On Thursday, the state Supreme Court granted the state's motion for access to Simon's medical records related to "any alleged fall and resulting blow to the head" that Simon's attorney said occurred at the prison.

    The court gave the Department of Corrections until Monday to provide records to the attorney general's office and the defense.

    The order further said, "The Court is holding in abeyance all other rulings and will accept no additional or supplemental filings regarding the motions pending before the Court after 5 p.m. April 21."

    Simon's attorney, T.H. Freeland IV, filed a motion April 1 alleging Simon hit his head in prison and is incompetent for execution.

    His motion was in response to Attorney General Jim Hood's request for the execution date.

    Freeland doesn't describe how Simon hit his head, but said Simon can't understand his case and has trouble carrying on conversations.

    Freeland wants the state Supreme Court to block the execution and send the case back to Quitman County judge for a hearing on Simon's competency.

    Simon, 47, was sentenced to death for the killings of Carl Parker, his wife, Bobbie Jo, and their son, Gregory, on Feb. 2, 1990. He was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of Charlotte Parker, the slain couple's 9-year-old daughter. The killings occurred a few hours after the family had returned to their rural Quitman County home from church services.

    Hood's office also has asked that the state be allowed to execute death row inmates Benny Joe Stevens on May 4 and Rodney Gray on April 27, after the U.S. Supreme Court had declined to hear their appeals.

    The Mississippi Supreme Court has given attorneys for Stevens until Monday to file briefs opposing the setting of an execution date.

    Stevens, 52, was sentenced to death in 1999 in the slayings of four people in the Foxworth community of Marion County.

    Among those killed were Stevens' former wife and their 11-year-old son. Stevens' 16-year-old daughter was wounded and escaped from the mobile home.

    Gray, 38, was sentenced to death in 1996 for killing an elderly woman in 1994.

    Grace Blackwell, 79, was last seen in her car, withdrawing money from a bank. Her body was found later that day at the end of a bridge in Newton County. She had been shot several times. Her billfold, checkbook and the contents of her purse were found nearby, and her car was later found behind a service station in Decatur.

    http://www.clarionledger.com/article...text|FRONTPAGE

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