| October 3: Heliberto Chi - TX - Stayed by TX Court of Criminal Appeals |
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Do Not Execute Heliberto Chi!
Appeals court halts execution of Honduran man Houston Chronicle October 2, 2007 The state's highest criminal appeals court today halted the scheduled execution Wednesday of a Honduran man and asked for the prison system to respond in writing as to whether lethal injection is unconstitutionally cruel. Heliberto Chi, 28, was convicted in the 2001 killing of an Arlington store manager. His appeal was partly based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week to study whether lethal injection in Kentucky which uses the same 3-drug combination as in Texas violated the Eighth Amendment. The breakdown of the court's vote was not immediately available. Earlier today, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 4-3 not to grant Chi a 6-month stay.
Heliberto Chi, TX, TX
On October 3, 2007, Texas was set to execute Heliberto Chi for the March 24 2001 murder of Armand Paliotta. The state of Texas should not execute Chi for his role in this crime. Executing Chi would violate the right to life as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute the ultimate cruel, inhumane and degrading punishment. Furthermore, Chi’s attorney claims that he was denied the right to contact the Honduran consulate which is a right given to foreigners under the1963 Vienna Convention on consular relations. Please click here to send a message to Gov. Rick Perry on behalf of Heliberto Chi!
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