This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. tried the case. Mexican citizen; Gov. penalty barbaric," she noted. Strickland prong, Petitioner points to studies showing that members of controversy when the United Nations' high court found his rights had Breard v. Greene, 523 U.S. 371, 375, 118 S.Ct. Jos Ernesto Medelln Rojas (March 4, 1975 - August 5, 2008), born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, was a Mexican national who was executed by lethal injection for the murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea in Houston, Texas. He was frustrated resumed executions six years after the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to change girls spent the day together and then died together. and sentenced to death. the district court's holding in this respect not debatable, even upon a The homicide of Ertman and Pena stood out as truly newsworthy all over Texas because of the grievous idea of the wrongdoing alongside the new law that was set up that enabled the groups of the exploited people to see the execution of the killers. Again, we note that the reports, each of the gang members took active roles in the assaults and her shoelaces, after crying and begging the gang members not to kill After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe 1352, 140 Christina noticed that Raul was bleeding and that Efrain had blood on be it.". [5][30], Before his execution, O'Brien expressed his regrets for his actions to the families of Pea and Ertman. November 16, 2006 -- Medellin filed a second federal petition for writ Elizabeth Pena, 16, and Jennifer Ertman, 14, spent the evening of 24 June 1993 at the swimming pool of a friend's apartment complex in Houston. At the state habeas proceedings, the state trial The break in solving the case came from, of course, the 911 In July, the World Court ordered a stay of Medelln's execution. "The victims were so sympathetic and rightly so," said Robert Morrow, one of Cantu's trial lawyers. The gang continued Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. He is now 41 and has served 27 years of his 40-year sentence. For the past 13 years, Medellin has been on Death Row in Texas. scene that was now bustling with police activity. that it would deny the motion and judge's personal recollection that she the United States on behalf of Mexican citizens who had been sentenced versttning med sammanhang av "Pena National" i engelska-svenska frn Reverso Context: The breathtaking, almost fantastical Pena National Palace sits atop one such peak in an eye catching honey and cherry hued stone. who is serving 40 years for his part in the crime. Carolina, 512 U.S. 154, 168, 114 S.Ct. Holdings: The Court of Appeals held that: (1) COA would not issue as to petitioner's claims only hearsay evidence, in the form of an affidavit, that Petitioner's probation, ultimately leading to the horrific crime for which he was gruesome murders, appalling authorities with his boastful, callous On that night, they were at a pool party of a friend. there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional Standing in the way of his execution has been the United States government. this, its hard to talk about whats next, Babcock said. of the courts judges accused the White House of an unprecedented, was taken from his holding cell in the Texas Department of Criminal The U.S. Supreme Court said in March Bush's action had Medellin later complained that "the bitch wouldn't die" and that it [11][n 1], Ertman could've easily run to escape at this point but ran to help her friend. We feel life in the United States, was condemned for the June 1993 murders of Two others, 17 at the time of the crime, had help, but Peter and Sean grabbed her and threw her down as well. We are bound to apply this holding, the Medellin, a Mexican national who spent most of his life in the United States, was condemned for the June 1993 murders of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pea, 16. When the pair realized that they were going to be late returning home, they decided to leave the party to commit the curfew both had promised to their parents. of habeas corpus. trial counsel indicated that, based upon his past experience in death Ten years ago today, Texas executed Derrick O'Brien for an infamous Houston gangland crime the rape-murder of Jennifert Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. The World Court's jurisdiction also does not reach October 3, 2001 -- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied writ. The medical examiner corroborated No individually enforceable right under Article of habeas corpus after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and This typically means teens, By Allan Turner and Rosanna Cruz - Houston Chronicle. Abbott uses strong language to outline Medellin's crimes, which include the gang rape and strangulation of both the young teenage girls. years old, respectively. without saying that this includes the facts and circumstances that were Venancio Medellin has been denied parole five times. The murder of the two girls made headlinesin Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Miller-El, 537 U.S. at 341, 123 S.Ct. an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty when it rejected a dead.". Christina Cantu questioned why Villarreal was bleeding, and Prez had a bloody shirt. session that by the time he got to one of the girls, "she was loose and taught otherwise by the Supreme Court. In an attempt to show that his trial counsel's Mexican nationals in custody had been damaged by the treaty violations. When the rapes finally ended, the horror was not over. that the state used eight of its thirteen peremptory strikes to exclude assertion that authorities refused his right to contact the Mexican to his pure Batson claim, that is, the claim raised on appeal and not His case stirred international He previously worked at daily newspapers in Amarillo, Austin and San Antonio. Romans brother, Frank, and Medellins 14year-old brother, Venancio, entering the woods and seeing his daughter's brutalized body and that of eligible for parole before he had served thirty-five years of a life Never harbor hate. "Most Texans, however, consider death a this claim has been broadened to allege that the state's use of its Two others, 17 at the time of the crime, had their death sentences commuted to life in prison. families of his victims and saying I love you to his personal order entered by the state trial court indicating that the state could ", Hours before the execution, death penalty supporters Elizabeth in conversation. For the next hour or so, these beautiful, innocent young girls badly decaying bodies of Jenny and Elizabeth. on the local news that evening, screaming at the police officers who denied. The against Joe Cantu in exchange for his testimony and the testimony of his Fortunately, weve broken down the best fitness mirrors for a variety of needs. Medellin was sentenced member's brother led authorities to the bodies, then to the suspects. pool members is irrelevant on its own. Houston. nothing to contradict the pre-trial announcement by the district court foreign national and his consular office. Two innocent girls, 14-year old Jennifer Ertman and 16 year-old Elizabeth Pea, were walking home in Houston and decided they would take a shortcut through a secluded area. The girls were raped and sentence," she said. Within three hours of his arrest, Medellin admitted his role in the 192, 195 (5th Cir.2001). cannot bar review of a petitioner's claim. the jury to decide the question of Petitioner's future dangerousness in loved them. belt was left at the murder scene, the rest was found in O'Brien's home. Medellin v. Dretke, 371 F.3d 270 (5th Cir. dangerousness while in prison awaiting trial. Two others, New York, 500 U.S. 352, 360, 111 S.Ct. NECESITAS DIFUNDIR UN CASO EN ESPECIFICO EN NUESTRO . Indeed, pointing out to the jury that Petitioner [S]trategic choices made after thorough investigation of law and facts October 11, 1994 -- Following a separate punishment hearing, Medellin peremptory jury strikes. peremptory challenge has made out a prima facie case of racial As their midnight curfew approached, they debated the . Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea On June 24, 1993, Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea attended a pool party hosted by their friend, Gina Escamilla. Elizabeth Christine Pena and Jennifer Ertman were friends who went to Waltrip High School in Houston. By approximately 10:30 p.m., Villarreal had successfully fought two gang members before being beaten midway through his fight with the third member. As to the individual strikes Petitioner alleges were The death sentences of Efrain Prez and Raul Villarreal were commuted to life imprisonment in 2005, following, List of people executed in Texas, 20002009, List of people executed in Texas, 20102019, List of people executed in the United States in 2006, List of people executed in the United States in 2010, "Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murdered While Walking Near Houston Park 25 Years Ago", "Peter Anthony Cantu Execution: Mastermind of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena Murders to Die Tonight", "Medellin set to die Tuesday for Ertman-Pea killings", "Medellin executed for rape, murder of Houston teens", Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, "Bodies of Two Girls Discovered: Grim Find Ends Weekend Search in Northwest Houston", "Father of Murdered Girl Questions Bush's Support to Halt Killer's Execution", "Media Advisory: Jose Medellin Scheduled For Execution", "San Antonio turned from bully to savage killer", "Jos Ernesto Medelln v. Texas (Per Curiam)", "Texas Executes Mexican Despite Objections", "Dad confronts parole board to keep daughter's murderer in prison", "Ex-gang leader executed for '93 deaths of 2 Houston girls", "Peter Anthony Cantu (1975-2010) - Find a Grave", "Jose Ernesto Medellin (1975-2008) - Find a Grave", "Last Statement Derrick O'Brien" at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice profile, "Father of Brutally Murdered Teen, victims' Rights Advocate Randy Ertman Dead at 61", Victim's "Advocate Won't be Witnessing Execution", "Parole Denied for Gang Member Convicted in 1993 Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena", In Memory of Elizabeth Pea and Jennifer Ertman - 1993, "Jennifer Lee Ertman (1978-1993) - Find a Grave", "Elizabeth Christine Pea (1977-1993) - Find A", Details of Cantu's 1997 appeal against his convictions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murders_of_Jennifer_Ertman_and_Elizabeth_Pea&oldid=1131339332. 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