Will Texas Execute Another Innocent Man? The Case of Reginald Blanton

by via Democracy Now

Tue, Oct 27, 2009 3:00PM

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 :A controversial death row case is unfolding in Texas today. Twenty-eight-year-old Reginald Blanton is set to be executed tonight for the 2000 killing of Carlos Garza. Blanton was convicted of breaking into Garza's apartment and shooting him in the head. But Blanton has maintained his innocence, and his lawyers have said the case has been tainted by prosecutors' attempt to exclude African Americans from the jury and by the initial mistakes of a court-appointed defense attorney. The scheduled execution comes as the Texas capital punishment system is under increasing scrutiny.

Guests:

Carter Pagel, member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. His article “Innocent Until Proven Dead” first appeared online at SocialistWorker.org

Andre Bios, Reginald Blanton’s older brother. He is an Iraq war veteran.

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Wed, Oct 28, 2009 3:15PM

they send africans to war,coerce them,then they execute them. get off the white mans wheel. notice bridge broke at same time as execution? its like something is saying ,wake up ,ignorant humans

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