[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ALA., CALIF., WASH.
Rick Halperin
rhalperi at smu.edu
Sun Jan 27 10:21:35 CST 2019
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January 27
ALABAMA----impending execution
Alabama Gives Dominique (Domineque) Ray Execution Date of February 7, 2019
Dominique (Domineque) Ray is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm CST, on Thursday,
February 7, 2019, at the Holeman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.
42-year-old Dominique is convicted of murdering 15-year-old Tiffany Harville on
July 15, 1995, in Dallas County, Alabama. Dominique has spent the last 19 years
on death row in Alabama.
Dominique’s parents divorced when he was in elementary school because his
father was having an affair. Growing up, Dominique also witnessed his parents
physically fighting, as well as other men hitting his mother. Several witness
produced at his trial testified that Dominique was a good friend and neighbor,
who was supportive and non-violent.
On July 15, 1995, Tiffany Harville was left home alone, while her mother
attended a workshop. When her mother returned home the following afternoon,
Tiffany was not there and had not been seen since the previous evening.
Tiffany’s mother made efforts to locate her daughter, with Dominique Ray
offering his assistance in locating her by posting fliers and even offering
reward money.
On August 16, 1995, Tiffany’s remains were found by a farmer working in the
field. Police continued to follow leads and search for suspects, eventually
arresting and charging Rod Suttle at the end of 1995. However the charges
against Suttle were later dismissed.
On April 18, 1997, Ray, who was in custody at a local jail for an unrelated
crime, revealed to investigators that he had witnessed Tiffany’s murder. Ray
identified Suttle as the man who murdered Tiffany and 3 female associates as
complicit in the crime. Ray later picked Suttle out of a police line-up.
On August 18, 1997, Marcus Owden, after experiencing a spiritual awakening,
voluntarily approached the police and implicated himself and Ray in the murder
of Tiffany. Upon questioning, Ray admitted that his earlier statements had been
false.
On the night of July 15, 1995, Ray and Owden picked up Tiffany. The two men had
allegedly agreed to ask her for sex, and if she refused, to “take it.” Each of
the men raped her, although Ray insists he just acted like he did and that he
had never agreed to rape her. After raping her, they killed her. According to
Owden, Ray slit her throat and then stabbed her, with himself joining in. Ray
claims that Owden produced the knife and killed Tiffany, after she threatened
to report the sexual assault. Ray claims he did not inflict many stab wounds.
Owden testified substantially at Ray’s trial, including the following reason
for his decision to come forward about the crime: “I began to read my Bible,
and I began to seek the Lord. And my heart started to hurting because of what
we had did, because of what God put in my heart. And that’s what brought me
forward because my heart was hurting.”
Ray was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Tiffany. In February
1999, Ray also was tried for the February 4, 1994, murder of Earnest and
Reinhard Mabins, 2 brother ages 13 and 18, who were shot to death in their
home. Owden also participated in the Mabins’ murder and confessed to the police
when he told them about Tiffany’s murder. Ray received a life sentence for the
murder of the 2 Mabins’ children. For his role in the murders Owden is serving
a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
(source: theforgivenessfoundation.org)
CALIFORNIA:
see long article:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-cooper-chino-hills-massacre-can-dna-tests-prove-wrong-man-was-convicted-in-quadruple-slaying/)
WASHINGTON:
Washington death row inmate gets reduced sentence after killing prison
guard----A judge had no choice but to vacate the death sentence of a convicted
killer after the death penalty was deemed unconstitutional in Washington state.
A notorious criminal in Washington state will no longer face execution after
killing a Monroe prison guard.
Byron Scherf had a long history of rape and kidnapping. He was already serving
a life sentence for abducting and raping a Spokane real estate agent when he
strangled Corrections Officer Jayme Biendl inside the chapel at the Monroe
Prison.
Scherf confessed to the 2011 murder of Biendl and asked prosecutors for the
death penalty, saying he deserved to die for his crime. A jury agreed and
Scherf was given the death penalty in 2013.
But in October 2018, Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled that the death
penalty violates its Constitution.
Judge George Appel had no choice but to vacate Scherf's death sentence and
reinstate his original sentence of life without parole.
State Senator Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro Woolley, is introducing Senate Bill 5364
that would allow for the death penalty in cases where an inmate kills while
incarcerated. He said Scherf is essentially getting a reduced sentence after
killing Biendl.
"I think typically people understand in our justice system, if you do something
minor you have a minor consequence. If you do something serious, you have a
serious consequence," Wagoner said. "Now we're going to the top of the pyramid
and saying there is no consequence at all. I think that's upside down logic. It
doesn't serve victims or their families very well."
Wagoner conceded his bill is not likely to get passed in the
Democratic-controlled Legislature. It hasn't even gotten a hearing. But he is
encouraging supporters to call their local legislators and Governor Inslee to
voice their approval.
(source: KING news)
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