Briauna Jackson's Blog – April 2014 Archive (1)

Capital Punishment of Mentally Disabled

While browsing on the internet, I was immediately disturbed when I came across an article about a man being lethally injected in Huntsville, Texas.  The 44-year-old man, Ramiro Hernandez Llanas was convicted in 2000 for capital murder. During the time that he was being arrested, the police force officials failed to notify him of his rights to contact the Mexican consultant for assistance, which is required due to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.  Ramiro Llanas’ case raises right…

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Added by Briauna Jackson on April 29, 2014 at 7:43pm — 1 Comment

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