| Media Coverage of Buck Certiorari Denial |
National MediaThe Washington Post -- Supreme Court refuse to review role race played in Texas sentenceBy ASSOCIATED PRESS November 7, 2011 The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a Texas death row inmate who won a last-minute reprieve from the high court in September. The justices on Monday turned away the appeal of Duane Buck, who wanted them to consider whether race played an improper role in his sentencing. Buck, who is black, was sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of his ex-girlfriend and a man in her apartment in July 1995. His attorneys contend Buck deserves a new sentencing hearing because of a psychologist’s testimony that black people were more likely to commit violence...READ MORE ABC NEWS -- Supreme Court Denies Appeal on Race Tainted Death Penalty CaseBy Ariane de Vogue November 7, 2011 The U.S Supreme Court declined today to grant the appeal of a Texas death row inmate who claims race was improperly taken into consideration during the sentencing phase of his trial. Duane Buck’s guilt for the death of his former girlfriend was never at issue, but Buck sought a new sentencing hearing because of testimony that contended that he posed a greater danger because he is black...READ MORE Local MediaHouston Chronicle -- U.S. Supreme Court rejects killer's appealBy Allen Turner November 7, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Houston killer Duane Buck's request that it review his death sentence - a punishment handed down despite former Texas Attorney John Cornyn's assessment that it might have been tainted by racial considerations. The high court stopped Buck's Sept. 15 execution in order to decide whether to take up the case. Buck, 48, was sentenced to die for the July 1995 murders of his former girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler. Buck also shot his sister, Phyllis Taylor, in the chest at point-blank range, but she survived and later argued that the killer should be spared...READ MORE |
