Brandon Rhode - GA - 9/27/10

[Jeff1857]

Inside the Law: Moss Family Murders and Rhode Execution

Bryan and Kristin Moss would now be in their 20's....Beginning adult life and all the possibilities it holds, but in April of 1998, Bryan was shot in the face 5 times, and Kristin was sat in a chair and shot. That’s according to Gregory Bushway who prosecuted the case. Their father, Steven, was also shot and killed. All at the hands of Brandon Rhode and Daniel Lucas, who were convicted of their murders and sit on Death Row.

Tuesday, the 'Rhode' is set to end on a gurney in Jackson. After a last meal of Chicken and Rice, Rhode will be put to death by lethal injection.

"He gets what he deserves... I mean these were little kids. You know, and there is no one I don't care who you are no one has the right to take another person’s life," said Junior Wealot, the a neighbor of the Moss house.

Prosecutors say the father and children entered their Jones County residence only to find a burglary in process. What ensued was a bloody and deadly triple homicide, an event that has forever changed that community.

"Everybody locks their door now...used to, you could leave your doors open and we would run around here and stay up all night and you wouldn't have to worry about anything," said Wealot.

Daniel Lucas is also on death row, but no date has been set for his execution.

http://www.newscentralga.com/news/local/Inside-the-Law-Moss-Family-Murders-and-Rhode-Execution-103309629.html

[Jeff1857]

Jones County Man Set To Die For Slayings Hospitalized

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - The Jones County death row inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday for the 1998 triple murders of a trucking company owner and his two children has been transferred to an outside hospital hours before he was to be put to death.

Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sharmelle Brooks said 31-year-old Brandon Joseph Rhode was transferred to the hospital Tuesday morning after "an incident occurred with him this morning." She did not elaborate on what took place or where he was taken.

She said she was uncertain whether the incident will delay his execution. Rhode was set to be executed at the state prison at Jackson.

Rhode was sentenced to die in 2000 for the killings of Steven Moss, 37, his 11-year-old son Bryan and 15-year-old daughter Kristin during a burglary of their Jones County home.

http://www.newscentralga.com/news/local/Jones-County-Man-Set-To-Die-For-Slayings-Hospitalized-103443364.html

[Kitten Resq]

@%$%&$*&$*$(*^@!*$&)

Fricking coward

[Jeff1857]

Death row inmate attempts suicide hours before scheduled execution

Brandon Rhode, set to die by lethal injection tonight at 7 p.m., tried to kill himself earlier this morning, his lawyer told the AJC.

His execution remains on as scheduled, attorney Brian Kammer said.

Kammer has filed a motion with Georgia's Supreme Court for an emergency stay, arguing "Mr. Rhonde is incompetent to be executed and his execution would violate the Eighth Amendment."

In the motion, Kammer said he has received no information regarding his client's whereabouts or condition. "Execution of Mr. Rhode ... does not comport with [Department of Corrections] lethal injection protocols and is nothing less than a ‘descent into brutality, transgressing the constitutional commitment to decency and restraint.' "

State Supreme Court spokeswoman Jane Hansen said a ruling is expected soon. Calls to the Department of Corrections seeking comment have not been returned.

Rhode would be the 25th person in Georgia to die by lethal injection and the 48th the state has executed since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1973. Kammer said he has been denied access to his client since the suicide attempt.

The 31-year-old was convicted in the 1998 murders of an 11-year-old boy, 15-year-old girl and their father, Steven Moss, a trucking company owner who caught Rhode and an accomplice, Daniel Lucas, burglarizing the family's Jones County residence. Lucas remains on death row.

Rhode was denied clemency last Friday by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. His attorneys argued that Lucas killed the victims and that Rhode's life should be spared because he suffered brain damage as a child.

His former roommate, Chad Jackson, testified that Rhode and Lucas told him they had both shot the victims. Danny Ray Bell, a friend of Rhode's, told police that Rhode confessed to him  that he had shot a girl and a man.

http://www.ajc.com/news/death-row-inmate-attempts-618295.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

[Jeff1857]

Brandon Rhodes Execution Delayed Until Thursday


ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Supreme Court has delayed an execution for a condemned Jones County man scheduled to be put to death Tuesday for the 1998 murders of a trucking company owner and his two children after he was caught burglarizing their home.

The court's order delays the execution of 31-year-old Brandon Joseph Rhode until at least Thursday at 2 p.m.

Rhode's attorneys filed a motion Tuesday urging the court to delay the execution because Rhode attempted suicide hours before
the execution was to take place. The motion said Rhode is "incompetent" and executing him would violate the Constitution's
ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Rhode was sentenced to die in 2000 for the killings of Steven Moss, 37, his 11-year-old son Bryan and 15-year-old daughter
Kristin during a burglary of their Jones County home.

http://www.ajc.com/news/death-row-inmate-attempts-618295.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

[Grim Reaper]

What a bunch of crap!

[Ninja0980]

Leave a thicker rope or sharper razor next time. If he wants to do it make sure he has the tools to do it right.

[JoeGuru]

There's a message here: attempt suicide and they'll delay your execution 2 days.

[Kristas_way]

Ughhhhhhm such BS. 

[Jeff1857]

Death row inmate granted temporary stay after apparent suicide attempt

The Georgia Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay to Brandon Rhode, a death row inmate scheduled to be executed via lethal injection tonight, after his apparent suicide attempt this morning.

From the court's public information officer:

Rhode, 31, was scheduled to die tonight by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Following his apparent suicide attempt, the state Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay, “pending petitioner’s access to counsel” and an opportunity to file an application to challenge his mental competency to be executed.
Rhode, 31, was convicted for the murders of three members of a Jones County family during a failed burglary attempt in 1998.

According to the AJC, Rhode would be the 48th person to be executed by the state since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1973

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2010/09/21/death-row-inmate-granted-temporary-stay-after-apparent-suicide-attempt

[phlebbb]

Death row inmate granted temporary stay after apparent suicide attempt

The Georgia Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay to Brandon Rhode, a death row inmate scheduled to be executed via lethal injection tonight, after his apparent suicide attempt this morning.

From the court's public information officer:

Rhode, 31, was scheduled to die tonight by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, GA. Following his apparent suicide attempt, the state Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay, “pending petitioner’s access to counsel” and an opportunity to file an application to challenge his mental competency to be executed.
Rhode, 31, was convicted for the murders of three members of a Jones County family during a failed burglary attempt in 1998.

According to the AJC, Rhode would be the 48th person to be executed by the state since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1973

http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2010/09/21/death-row-inmate-granted-temporary-stay-after-apparent-suicide-attempt

Jeeeeez a Pete.......if the little coward wanted to commit suicide, Georgia should just let the little f#$k die, would have saved the state some money and left enough execution meds for the next azzhole in line....

[Angelstorm]

This just seems to me to be a blatant attempt at manipulation.  I'm sure most facing execution would be depressed to some degree.  Reminds me of a toddler stamping their foot to get what they want.

I think how they handle this situation is really going to set a precedent for other DR inmates who are looking for ways to cheat the executioner.

How on earth was he able to try to commit suicide anyhow?  I know desperate people will generally find a way - but I thought they were basically locked up with nothing in order to prevent suicide attempts?

[v1976ra]

I hope GA is able to get this back on track like OH did when Lawrence Reynolds tried to kill himself shortly before his date. If I recall, he was only given a week and then the execution was carried out anyway.

[Jeff1857]

Michael Johnson in TX Committed Suicide 10/19/06 on the day of his X by cutting his throat.

[Angelstorm]

Michael Johnson in TX Committed Suicide 10/19/06 on the day of his X by cutting his throat.

Well, I'll be!