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Post by unkelremus on Jun 25, 2009 15:52:43 GMT -6
Paul Powell - Virginia Death Row - Execution set for July 14, 2009 Victims: Stacie and Kristie Reed The Crime: Powell stabbed 16-year-old Stacie Reed and her 14-year-old sister Kristie, leaving their stepfather to find them when he got home from work. Kristie, though her throat was slashed, survived. Her sister, who suffered a stab wound to the heart, did not. Powell was originally convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2000, but the Supreme Court of Virginia tossed out the conviction. Justices ruled that the attacks on Stacie and Kristie were separate crimes, and did not rise to capital murder.
After that ruling, Powell sent a letter laced with profanity to Ebert, giving chilling details of Stacie’s death.
He wrote about attempting to rape the struggling girl before stabbing her to death.
“Since the Supreme Court said I can’t be charged with capital murder again, I can tell you what I just told you because I no longer have to worry about the death penalty. And y’all are supposed to be so … smart,” Powell wrote.The letter gave Ebert evidence of a second felony in the commission of the killing, and charged Powell with capital murder again.He was convicted in 2003, and the appeals began soon after. Through the years, state appeals courts and the Virginia Supreme Court have upheld his conviction. In the federal appeal just decided, Powell’s attorneys argued his conviction should be thrown out on the grounds his original legal counsel was ineffective. They also argued that trying him a second time in Stacie’s death amounted to double jeopardy. The appeals court disagreed. Get rid of this Dumb POS Stupid Murderer...I'm glad he buried the hatchet in himself...  |
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Jun 25, 2009 15:56:51 GMT -6
So effectively he put his head on the block?? Well done scumbag |
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Post by wrench on Jun 25, 2009 16:50:23 GMT -6
july 14th can't come soon enough. should we make a pool on what this dumbass is going to say on the table?  one could hope he expresses remorse, but i don't think he has the brain cells to complete the task. ;D |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jun 25, 2009 22:57:37 GMT -6
Ineffective counsel? Sounds like his lawyers are getting desparate and are grasping at straws.
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Post by Californian on Jun 26, 2009 22:01:51 GMT -6
Ineffective counsel? Sounds like his lawyers are getting desparate and are grasping at straws. To our anti brethren, any defense lawyer who doesn't win an acquittal at trial is "ineffective."  |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jun 26, 2009 23:15:45 GMT -6
Ineffective counsel? Sounds like his lawyers are getting desparate and are grasping at straws. To our anti brethren, any defense lawyer who doesn't win an acquittal at trial is "ineffective." That is about the skinny on the subject but it makes no sense to me. The state has a letter from the defendant himself outlining the crime(s) he committed. How is his counsel ineffective? Nothing more than a gangplank appeal. |
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Post by SubSurfCPO(ret) on Jun 28, 2009 9:08:54 GMT -6
Apparently they feel that any appeal is a good. It is the "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" approach. I would add that it probably wouldn't pass the "sniff" test either.
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Post by Californian on Jun 28, 2009 9:52:15 GMT -6
Apparently they feel that any appeal is a good. It is the "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" approach. I would add that it probably wouldn't pass the "sniff" test either. It's "say anything" time. Guess it won't be long before the 'tard card is played. Juice him. |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jun 28, 2009 12:51:47 GMT -6
Apparently they feel that any appeal is a good. It is the "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" approach. I would add that it probably wouldn't pass the "sniff" test either. It's "say anything" time. Guess it won't be long before the 'tard card is played. Juice him. The "tard card' might be hard because he wrote a letter describing in exact detail his crime. I am sure he will try it though. You are right. It is time to put this animal down. |
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Post by swif on Jun 30, 2009 6:36:59 GMT -6
Well he is getting his come uppence now for bragging about the murder - deserves everything he gets not for bragging but for the murders, well done the USA Justice System
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Post by lawrence on Jun 30, 2009 7:52:25 GMT -6
As a anti, wowie of whatever the hell it is i dont feel any appeal is a waste of time, i just want to make sure that all the corners are covered and every stone unturned before we kill someone.
Better be safe thgen sorry guys dont you think.
Personally the guy is a *jerk* but he is entitled to the same as laws and protection as everyone else and he lost, so good riddence to bad rubbish. Dickhead
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Jun 30, 2009 11:08:39 GMT -6
I think you're a Pro Lawrence mate  |
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Post by forgesfire on Jun 30, 2009 12:25:47 GMT -6
Has he chosen the electric chair? For some reason I have a feeling he will....
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Jun 30, 2009 14:25:13 GMT -6
Has he chosen the electric chair? For some reason I have a feeling he will.... I hope he does |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jun 30, 2009 22:59:15 GMT -6
In his letter, he described getting a drink and something a cigarette after murdering the girl. Justice needs to be served.
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Post by mst3k4evur on Jul 1, 2009 9:46:41 GMT -6
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Post by Tracy on Jul 1, 2009 14:06:57 GMT -6
For once "fry em" is gonna be literal, 13 days and counting.
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Post by moonlight on Jul 1, 2009 14:29:00 GMT -6
Damned. Another good reason for maintaining the death penalty in the U.S.
Yaa I'm quite aware I sound so banal, but I just need to regain some of my self confidence for my unshakable belief in the justification of the death penalty in particular and in the entire American justice system in general, after being told by an Israeli-American about the flawed justice system of the U.S.
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on Jul 3, 2009 21:09:38 GMT -6
Since he decided to be cute and chose the electric chair, do you think he is going to try and say that it is cruel and unusual?
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Post by VA Justice on Jul 4, 2009 14:47:51 GMT -6
Powell chose the chair, according to his lawyer, because of a pact he made with Brandon Hedrick, who was executed by that method in the summer of 2006. Hedrick was nervous about the issues with lethal injection that were then being raised and thus opted for the chair.
Powell's appeal for clemency focuses solely on the matter of whether jurors ability to fairly deliberate the case was compromised by their being informed of Powell's previous conviction for capital murder. There isn't any retardation claim being raised.
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on Jul 4, 2009 17:30:03 GMT -6
The case was compromised when he decided to be such a smart ass and wrote a taunting letter. That is what probably sealed his fate.
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Post by Felix2 on Jul 4, 2009 17:37:46 GMT -6
The case was compromised when he decided to be such a smart ass and wrote a taunting letter. That is what probably sealed his fate. Taunting the young womans mother with a naked picture of a gilr similar to hers amounts to simply being a smartass? Not in my book, I am an anti, but I'd take him on a trip to within a whisker of death a few times over for that little bit of smart assedness! |
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on Jul 4, 2009 17:38:16 GMT -6
Believe me. I wanted to say more about this pig, but the censors here would probably be all over me.
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Post by kingsindanger on Jul 4, 2009 23:32:06 GMT -6
Since he decided to be cute and chose the electric chair, do you think he is going to try and say that it is cruel and unusual? I doubt it. It would be hard for him to choose a method and then say it is cruel. |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jul 4, 2009 23:35:11 GMT -6
The case was compromised when he decided to be such a smart ass and wrote a taunting letter. That is what probably sealed his fate. That is exactly what happened. His own letter gave the state new evidence, which eliminated the protection of double jeopardy. |
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on Jul 5, 2009 5:41:18 GMT -6
This brings up something that I am worried about with that execution method. In Ohio, John Byrd wanted to die the same way, but the courts stepped in and eliminated the electric chair. I don't want that to happen.
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Post by leone12 on Jul 18, 2009 10:12:34 GMT -6
As a anti, wowie of whatever the hell it is i dont feel any appeal is a waste of time, i just want to make sure that all the corners are covered and every stone unturned before we kill someone. Better be safe thgen sorry guys dont you think. Personally the guy is a *jerk* but he is entitled to the same as laws and protection as everyone else and he lost, so good riddence to bad rubbish. Dickhead You really make very little sense. You are either for the death penalty or not. Why is this guy any worse than others who you say should be spared. Anyway i know he won a stay on the 14th but how long for? Anybody know? |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jul 18, 2009 10:57:05 GMT -6
As a anti, wowie of whatever the hell it is i dont feel any appeal is a waste of time, i just want to make sure that all the corners are covered and every stone unturned before we kill someone. Better be safe thgen sorry guys dont you think. Personally the guy is a *jerk* but he is entitled to the same as laws and protection as everyone else and he lost, so good riddence to bad rubbish. Dickhead You really make very little sense. You are either for the death penalty or not. Why is this guy any worse than others who you say should be spared. Anyway i know he won a stay on the 14th but how long for? Anybody know? Leone, let me preface this by saying I strongly believe that EVERY 1st degree murder conviction should be punished by execution. Having said that, murdering somebody is bad. Murdering somebody and sending a letter bragging about murdering somebody is exponentially worse. It shows zero remorse for the senseless loss of such a young life. |
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Post by josephdphillips on Jul 18, 2009 18:49:13 GMT -6
Leone, let me preface this by saying I strongly believe that EVERY 1st degree murder conviction should be punished by execution. Having said that, murdering somebody is bad. Murdering somebody and sending a letter bragging about murdering somebody is exponentially worse. It shows zero remorse for the senseless loss of such a young life. I don't understand why remorse is important, if you want to kill them anyway, Kings. If an executee convinces you of his remorse, and begs for his life, do you hesitate to put him down? Do you feel better executing the unrepentant? To me the act defines the actor. Whether it's a 14 year old, a 40 year old with an "X" carved into his forehead, or an 85-year-old grandmother -- I don't care. If they're murderers, cover their mouths with duct tape, that we be spared their self-serving excuses, and put them down. |
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Post by kingsindanger on Jul 18, 2009 20:47:07 GMT -6
Leone, let me preface this by saying I strongly believe that EVERY 1st degree murder conviction should be punished by execution. Having said that, murdering somebody is bad. Murdering somebody and sending a letter bragging about murdering somebody is exponentially worse. It shows zero remorse for the senseless loss of such a young life. I don't understand why remorse is important, if you want to kill them anyway, Kings. If an executee convinces you of his remorse, and begs for his life, do you hesitate to put him down? Do you feel better executing the unrepentant? To me the act defines the actor. Whether it's a 14 year old, a 40 year old with an "X" carved into his forehead, or an 85-year-old grandmother -- I don't care. If they're murderers, cover their mouths with duct tape, that we be spared their self-serving excuses, and put them down. Every means exactly what it implies. By now you should know me well enough to realize I would not hesitate for a split second in any case. Think of the impact on the family though. Murderer A, with tears in his eyes, realizes he made a mistake and begs for foregiveness. It takes a big man to admit he made a mistake and ask for foregiveness. I would execute him the same, but I think it is honorable to apologize and seek foregiveness. Murderer B goes on the exact opposite trail. He murders a victim then sends a obsene letter bragging in detail how he murdered the victim and then got a drink/smoke. Which of the two would you suppose would cause more pain for the family? |
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