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Post by arkansasboy2007 on Aug 22, 2007 17:46:15 GMT -6
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Convicted killer Johnny Ray Conner has been executed tonight over the 1998 slaying of a Houston convenience store clerk. The shooting victim was Kathyanna Nguyen. Conner was the 400th convicted killer put to death in Texas since the state resumed executions in 1982. The 32-year-old inmate also was the 21st condemned killer to have his execution carried out this year in Texas. www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6970161&nav=0w0v
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Post by Stormyweather on Aug 22, 2007 17:53:03 GMT -6
Thank you Texas for upholding the law.
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Post by arkansasboy2007 on Aug 22, 2007 17:58:50 GMT -6
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Convicted killer Johnny Ray Conner was executed Wednesday evening for the slaying of a Houston convenience store clerk during a failed robbery 9 1/2 years ago.
The execution was the 400th in the nation's most active death penalty state since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976. Texas resumed carrying out executions six years later.
Conner asked for forgiveness repeatedly and expressed love to his family and his victim's family, who watched him through windows in the death chamber. Before he began he speaking, he asked the warden his name, for permission to speak longer than the usual two to three minutes allotted and to have his victim's daughter pointed out to him.
He specifically asked one of his victims' relatives to look at him, but she didn't and remained turned to the side with her hands clasped in prayer.
"This is destiny. This is life. This is something Allah wants me to do," he said in his lengthy statement.
"I want you to understand," he said. "I'm not mad at you. When I get to the gates of heaven I'm going to be waiting for you. Please forgive me."
"What is happening to me is unjust and the system is broken," Conner said.
He was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m., eight minutes after the lethal drugs began to flow.
Conner, 32, was the 21st put to death this year in Texas. Three more are scheduled to die next week.
Conner's lawyers earlier Wednesday lost an appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the lethal injection. In arguments rejected by the justices, Conner contended his trial attorneys were deficient for not investigating an old leg injury that left Conner with a limp. The disability would have prevented him from running away quickly from the store where Kathyanna Nguyen, 49, was gunned down on a Sunday afternoon in May 1998.
Witnesses who identified Conner as the gunman told of seeing a man running from the scene. None mentioned a limp.
A federal judge agreed with the argument and granted Conner a new trial. A federal appeals court disagreed and overturned that ruling this year, clearing the way for Conner's execution date.
Conner's trial lawyers disputed they were ineffective, saying the injury never was an issue because Conner told them his broken leg long had been healed.
Kenneth Williams, a University of Miami law professor now representing Conner, argued in his appeal that was before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that because trial attorneys failed to look into the leg injury, they were "not in a position to undermine the eyewitness testimony further and ... not able to argue to the jury that there was reasonable doubt that Mr. Conner was the assailant."
State lawyers argued Conner never complained to his trial attorneys about witnesses never referring to his limp.
Lyn McClellan, the Harris County district attorney who prosecuted the case, said Conner's complaint was a fabrication.
"They had video of him in jail walking down the hallway just fine without any limp," he said. "That's the problem with some made-up defense. You've got to live it out all the time or you get caught."
The prospect of Conner becoming Texas' 400th executed prisoner prompted an outcry from death penalty opponents.
"Johnny Conner's execution represents 400 instances of failed public policy for Texans," the Austin-based Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty said.
The European Union, which opposes capital punishment and bans it in its 27 nations, urged Gov. Rick Perry to stop Conner's execution and impose a death penalty moratorium.
Perry spokesman Robert Black brushed aside the criticism.
"Texans long ago decided that the death penalty is a just and appropriate punishment for the most horrible crimes committed against our citizens," he said.
Julian Gutierrez, a customer walking inside the store to pay for gasoline, interrupted the holdup, tried to run back outside and was shot in the shoulder. Nguyen was shot in the head.
"The clerk was in one of those cubicles where they have this bulletproof glass," McClellan said. "He was able to get his gun in there and it was kind of like being in a shooting gallery. After she complied and gave him money, he wasn't satisfied and he shot and killed her when she was in the cubicle that was supposed to protect her, preventing her from running out of the store and living."
Gutierrez survived and was among at least three people to identify Conner, whose fingerprint also was found on a bottle at the shooting scene.
Conner, a Shreveport, La., native, had a history of assaults and drug offenses starting at age 12.
At his capital murder trial, a Harris County jury took less than an hour to convict him, then deliberated about five hours before returning with the death sentence.
Scheduled to die next is DaRoyce Mosley, set for lethal injection Tuesday for his part in the slayings of four people in the robbery of a bar in Kilgore in East Texas in 1994.
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Post by jbpro on Aug 22, 2007 19:23:44 GMT -6
Justice has been served.
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Post by onetwobomb on Aug 22, 2007 21:18:06 GMT -6
Good deal. This means that Luther Williams of Alabama is...
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Post by RED on Aug 23, 2007 5:47:11 GMT -6
Another victim of his own actions. Love, RED HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Convicted killer Johnny Ray Conner has been executed tonight over the 1998 slaying of a Houston convenience store clerk. The shooting victim was Kathyanna Nguyen. Conner was the 400th convicted killer put to death in Texas since the state resumed executions in 1982. The 32-year-old inmate also was the 21st condemned killer to have his execution carried out this year in Texas. www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6970161&nav=0w0v
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Post by zd3925 on Aug 23, 2007 7:40:34 GMT -6
Another one bites the dust.
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Post by DeadElvis on Aug 23, 2007 8:04:17 GMT -6
from the article:
"This is destiny. This is life. This is something Allah wants me to do," he said in his lengthy statement.
Typical religious fatalism BS. He is of course implying here that his crime and his victim's death was also part of Allah's plan.
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Post by DeadElvis on Aug 23, 2007 8:36:47 GMT -6
from the article:
"What is happening to me is unjust and the system is broken," Conner said.
Wait a minute! I thought the was what "Allah wants." Is Allah unjust, I wonder.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2007 9:40:17 GMT -6
"I want you to understand," he said. "I'm not mad at you. When I get to the gates of heaven I'm going to be waiting for you. Please forgive me."
Omg, he forgives the victims! And to think of him waiting for me anywhere would creep me out forever...what an awful thing to say, sounds more like a threat.....
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Post by pinbalwyz on Aug 23, 2007 10:16:46 GMT -6
He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much he took some handfuls of dirt and sculpted a woman. When people laughed, he drew his pistol, shot and killed one. After his trial at the hanging he said, "I'll be in Heaven waiting for you...with a gun!"
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Post by RickZ on Aug 23, 2007 10:16:47 GMT -6
"This is destiny. This is life. This is something Allah wants me to do," he said in his lengthy statement. . . . "What is happening to me is unjust . . . ," Conner said. So the will of allah is unjust, eh? Geez, I coulda told him that. DE: Sorry about that, but GMTA and all that. I only read to Arkansasboy's post when I wrote the above and . . . , well, you know.
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Post by Rob on Aug 23, 2007 14:53:23 GMT -6
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Convicted killer Johnny Ray Conner has been executed tonight over the 1998 slaying of a Houston convenience store clerk. The shooting victim was Kathyanna Nguyen. Conner was the 400th convicted killer put to death in Texas since the state resumed executions in 1982. The 32-year-old inmate also was the 21st condemned killer to have his execution carried out this year in Texas. www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6970161&nav=0w0vKathyanna Nguyen One less P.O.S on earth. justice servd..
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Post by Stormyweather on Aug 23, 2007 15:37:40 GMT -6
from the article: "What is happening to me is unjust and the system is broken," Conner said.Wait a minute! I thought the was what "Allah wants." Is Allah unjust, I wonder. That's not what I'm concerned with. I just want to know how many virgins he gets?!!!!!
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Post by DeadElvis on Aug 23, 2007 16:53:39 GMT -6
from the article: "What is happening to me is unjust and the system is broken," Conner said.Wait a minute! I thought the was what "Allah wants." Is Allah unjust, I wonder. That's not what I'm concerned with. I just want to know how many virgins he gets?!!!!! nah! you've got to blow yourself up to get a virgin. Slowly being juiced only gets you a disease-ridden, crotchity, mangy, old sheep.
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Post by Stormyweather on Aug 23, 2007 19:22:40 GMT -6
He was a cowboy, mister, and he loved the land. He loved it so much he took some handfuls of dirt and sculpted a woman. When people laughed, he drew his pistol, shot and killed one. After his trial at the hanging he said, "I'll be in Heaven waiting for you...with a gun!" Who is this for, the murderer?
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Post by RickZ on Aug 24, 2007 7:07:51 GMT -6
That's not what I'm concerned with. I just want to know how many virgins he gets?!!!!! nah! you've got to blow yourself up to get a virgin. Slowly being juiced only gets you a disease-ridden, crotchity, mangy, old sheep. DE, if he's executed for jihad (as in killing for allah), then I think, based upon a plethora of fatwas, he'll get that ticket into the eternal orgy that is islamic paradise. [Based upon the circumstances of the crime not being in the service of allah and jihad, I don't see Conner falling into that category, though.] VA executed a jihadi, Mir Aimal Kasi, for the shooting outside the CIA headquarters back in the early '90's. His body was given a jihadi hero's welcome 'home' back in Pakistan, amid much allahu ackbar-ing. A jihadi from Pakistan. Who knew? Besides, one can only hope that Kasi's 'virgins' also come from Pakistan; no blond bikini'd beach bunnies for him!
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Post by Californian on Aug 24, 2007 7:17:28 GMT -6
from the article: "What is happening to me is unjust and the system is broken," Conner said.Wait a minute! I thought the was what "Allah wants." Is Allah unjust, I wonder. That's not what I'm concerned with. I just want to know how many virgins he gets?!!!!! I hope they're all ugly 3rd graders.
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Post by pinbalwyz on Aug 24, 2007 7:29:07 GMT -6
I find the reference to the racial makeup of Conner's 'Heavenly reward' made by the anti-DPer above, telling. He doesn't use it explicitly in argument form but clearly he's "no JFK". Under other circumstances I'd be tempted to use it as an example characterizing pro-DPers as so many on this board do in kind with respect to anti-DPers. But I won't do that. I'll just call attention to it and let the readers draw their own conclusion as to the merits of the debate and the poster.
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Post by DeadElvis on Aug 24, 2007 7:32:52 GMT -6
I find the reference to the racial makeup of Conner's 'Heavenly reward' made by the anti-DPer above, telling. He doesn't use it explicitly in argument form but clearly he's "no JFK". Under other circumstances I'd be tempted to use it as an example characterizing pro-DPers as so many on this board do in kind with respect to anti-DPers. But I won't do that. I'll just call attention to it and let the readers draw their own conclusion as to the merits of the debate and the poster. Sorry but, once again, I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Post by Californian on Aug 24, 2007 7:33:20 GMT -6
I find the reference to the racial makeup of Conner's 'Heavenly reward' made by the anti-DPer above, telling. He doesn't use it explicitly in argument form but clearly he's "no JFK". Under other circumstances I'd be tempted to use it as an example characterizing pro-DPers as so many on this board do in kind with respect to anti-DPers. But I won't do that. I'll just call attention to it and let the readers draw their own conclusion as to the merits of the debate and the poster. This paragraph is about as clear as mud. It appears, though, that you're equating Islam, a religion, with one of the four races. Is that correct? If so, you're wrong.
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Post by RickZ on Aug 24, 2007 8:04:50 GMT -6
I find the reference to the racial makeup of Conner's 'Heavenly reward' made by the anti-DPer above, telling. Which "anti-DPer above"?
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Post by DeadElvis on Aug 24, 2007 8:21:12 GMT -6
I find the reference to the racial makeup of Conner's 'Heavenly reward' made by the anti-DPer above, telling. Which "anti-DPer above"? I think she is referring to YOU, Rick. You crazy murderer lovin' scum-pal, groupie, you.
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Post by RickZ on Aug 24, 2007 10:19:33 GMT -6
I think she is referring to YOU, Rick. You crazy murderer lovin' scum-pal, groupie, you. Hmmm. Here I though 'pinbalwyz' was referring to you! LOL! In either case, 'pinbalwyz' would be wrong, and on so many levels -- too many to count.
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Post by pinbalwyz on Aug 26, 2007 18:35:04 GMT -6
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Post by RickZ on Aug 27, 2007 6:20:15 GMT -6
So you find the reference to the 'racial' makeup of Conner's heavenly 'reward' telling, do you? Do you find telling that blond women are kidnapped or tricked from all over the world and taken to such areas of the muslim world? Do you find telling that such women end up in sexual slavery? Do you find telling muslims are encouraged to gather war booty, including women? (Which is why muslim men come to the West, come to the Dar-al-Harb [the House of War]: To bring back a second, or a third, or a fourth wife and expand his family's gene pool due to the koranic allowance of consanguinous marriages, which over centuries has created a genetic problem.) Do you find telling the number of rapes of non-muslim, indigenous women by muslim immigrants has skyrocketed across Europe, but most especially in Sweden (home of the blond, blue-eyed Swedish Bikini Team)? Amazing what you find telling versus that which you won't talk about. Dead Elvis: You win! LOL!
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Post by pinbalwyz on Aug 27, 2007 7:35:55 GMT -6
The quote speaks for itself...and you know it.
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Post by arizonavet on Aug 28, 2007 14:06:13 GMT -6
Another victim of his own actions. Love, RED HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Convicted killer Johnny Ray Conner has been executed tonight over the 1998 slaying of a Houston convenience store clerk. The shooting victim was Kathyanna Nguyen. Conner was the 400th convicted killer put to death in Texas since the state resumed executions in 1982. The 32-year-old inmate also was the 21st condemned killer to have his execution carried out this year in Texas. www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6970161&nav=0w0vHiya Red... Proud of Texas....but when is Arizona going to do the right thing?
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Post by arizonavet on Aug 28, 2007 14:15:15 GMT -6
from the article: "This is destiny. This is life. This is something Allah wants me to do," he said in his lengthy statement.Typical religious fatalism BS. He is of course implying here that his crime and his victim's death was also part of Allah's plan. I agree DE.... Islam seems to have more than thier share of radicals, who blame their own murderous ways on their God..... Thank God & Greyhound.....he's GONE
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Post by Lotus Flower on Aug 28, 2007 15:05:10 GMT -6
The quote speaks for itself...and you know it. The premise is invalid as muslims are not a race.
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