So sorry it hurt...NOT.  I'm sure the girl he murdered and not to mention the pony he butchered were feeling just fine as he brutalized them. 

I counted Green's name 4 times in the article from U.S . News while Christina was referred to as the "victim."  Nuff said.

May Christina sleep in peace.

Dee

That is ok, little man.  The PREFERRED way we dispose of old United States flags is to burn them with honor.  All you are doing making people mad...and they have a long memory.  Please remember that when someone decides to torch a koran...or puts a cartoon of ol'mohammed on a shetland's a$$.

From what I gather the 5th has declined to rule on the issue tonight. They need more briefs so the stay is in place.

Hopefully I am wrong.

He's got to fit in getting married before then according to some woman on prison talk!!!

From Robbie Cooper's Urbangrounds blog...

Some whackjob (Linda-Jay Wiltshire) from Australia is flying in to marry Beunka Adams. More proof that these women use death row as a match making service. May also explain why there was such a catfight between her and one of his other groupies earlier this year. Meow.
 
She’s begging for money to hire a new atty (too late) or to pay for funeral expenses (she’s marrying him; she should pay for it).
 
In their world, I’m sure it is a real status symbol to be married or the widow of a murderer. ln the real world, it is called a sign of mental illness.

It appears as though they will have a rather short honeymoon! 

To call this woman British is mad. She might have a UK passport but she sounded to me as American as apple pie.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-01-30/inmate-denied-clemency-be-executed-tuesday

Inmate denied clemency, to be executed Tuesday

Associated Press

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

ATLANTA — The Georgia pardons board denied clemency on Monday for a death row inmate who was convicted of the 2001 murders of a woman and her 3-year-old daughter, clearing the way for his execution this week.

The Board of Pardons and Paroles issued its decision after hearing hours of testimony about the case of Nicholas Cody Tate, who is to be executed today for the killings of Chrissie Williams and her daughter Katelyn.

Tate’s case presents challenges to the legal system because it has moved particularly quickly through the typically slow-moving realm of death penalty law. Tate, however, refused to challenge his conviction and death sentence through habeas corpus appeals, a process that could postpone his execution for years.

His current and former attorneys won’t comment on why Tate, 31, won’t let them file the appeal. But the transcript from a 2009 hearing in which he waived his right to appeal sheds light on his approach to the process.

“You caught me red-handed,” he said during the hearing, when he waived his motion for a new trial. “None of my rights were violated ... I choose to waive any and all future appeals.”

His attorneys are now at a crossroads of sorts. They abandoned an attempt to have Tate’s brother, Dustin Wade Tate, file an appeal on his behalf last week. And it’s unclear if they will file the rounds of last-minute appeals to the Georgia Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court that are typical in these cases. The only move that’s likely to halt the execution is for Tate to file the habeas appeal, and he has given no indication he will do so.

Friends and family of the victims were hopeful the execution would not be delayed. Kellie Young, Chrissie’s elder sister, said her family would be disappointed if it were to be postponed by the courts.

“I think justice needs to be served for our family,” she said. “And he wants the same thing. Why not go ahead and do it?”

Nicholas Tate pleaded guilty to murder charges in November 2005 and was sentenced to death a month later. His brothers also admitted to committing the violence. They are serving life sentences in prison, and Dustin Wade Tate sent the appeal this month on his behalf.

Nicholas Tate filed a motion for a new trial in 2006, but three years later he had a change of heart. That’s when he said he wanted to waive all future appeals, and a trial judge accepted his request.

His attorneys went ahead with a direct appeal, asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn the sentence. Among the arguments they made was that Tate had an abusive childhood that led him to violence. The court rejected that argument, and so do Williams’ relatives.

“Our background wasn’t the best either. We came from an abusive family. We were separated, put in foster homes,” Young said. “I mean, Chrissie graduated high school. She had her whole life ahead of her.”



















Bye bye Nick... I think that you can start to prepare your suitcase...











Anne

My American pal tells me that they used to get a sedative before the main event...please tell me this is not the case?

Some states still include the administration of a sedative/antihistimine prior to the execution drugs being administered.  I think its like a couple of hours prior.  In some states, the administration of the sedative is mandatory, the prisoner cannot refuse it.  In others, it's voluntary and the prisoner can refuse it.

I think it's moreso for the benefit of the witnesses, in case the condemned prisoner were to have an allergic reaction to the chemicals, it could set up a less than desirable scene.

I'm not sure if this is part of Texas' protocol or not.

Welcome, welcome, welcome my fellow Brit  . I really am looking forward to your posts. This is the BEST pro site on the net with great debates and some fantastic informative topics. Sit back, have a cuppa and join us.


Glynis

:-*One thing,can someone explain why it takes so long between sentencing and the actual date being given,seems such a waste of tax payers money


Welcome from me as well Pegasus. 

In answer to your above question; when a person is convicted of a capital offense and given the penalty of death, the offender is afforded an automatic appeal.  Thereafter, the case can be appealed at both the state and federal courts which have various/multiple levels of review.  Also, the courts tend to have heavy docket loads, so the scheduling of any hearing may not even happen for a year or two depending on the work load of that particular court.  Add to that, after a hearing, the court may take months or even years to render a descision.  Of course, many of the appeals are frivolous and even ludicrous; but then it is the job of the defense council to keep the case in the courts, and keep the offender out of the death chamber.

Some states - like Virginia, can move along relatively quickly as compared to other states that move at a snails pace - sometimes due to the judges who reside at the various levels and their personal position on the death penalty whereby if they are essentially an "anti", they will tend to drag their feet (or worse)... 

And only when ALL state and federal appeals have been exhausted, can an execution date be requested and given.  And when and execution date is set, it is usually weeks, or more likely, months out..

Hope this helps. 

Adams' accomplice Richard Cobb still has an appeal pending in the 5th Circuit.

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Anthony Graves