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The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, said the Mexican-born Medellin and about 50 other Mexicans on death row around the nation should have new hearings in U.S. courts to determine whether a 1963 treaty was violated during their arrests.
Medellin, now 33, is the first among the 50 who is set to die.
His attorneys contend Medellin was denied the protections of the Vienna Convention, which calls for people arrested to have access to their home country's consular officials. He has been in the United States since the age of 3.
"The United States' word should not be so carelessly broken, nor its standing in the international community so needlessly compromised," Medellin's attorneys said, seeking a reprieve in a filing late last week with the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court had not issued any ruling as of Sunday.
President Bush has asked states to review the cases. Texas has refused to budge.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico warned of possible protests there Tuesday.
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Go TEXAS. The mexican government needs to shut their yaps. Get your murdering nationals out of our country and we won't have to spend tax dollars on interpreters, jail space, trials, juries and executions on your behalf.
If they kill they should be killed. An eye for an eye is just punishment for these vicious illegal criminals.
This is for those here that do not know the story behind this.
HOUSTON -- One of Houston's most notorious killers is set to die on Tuesday. And with just three days before gang-rapist Jose Medellin is scheduled to be executed, Adolfo Pena, the father of one his victims, says he's counting down the days to justice.
They have been warning American tourists in Mexico to keep a low profile as they may be the targets of violence from the protests down there against the execution.
Lawyers say that the execution would be violating the TREATY......Hmmmmmm guess the Rape and Sodemy and killing of the girls by the boys was a tea party which in essence was not violating the TREATY. Something wrong here. Steve
Lawyers for Mexican on Texas death row say execution violates treaty | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080508dntexexecution.25b8307.html - broken link)
IMO, he has lived 15 years longer than he deserved. Apparently, it's ok for him to brutally rape and murder innocent girls, with no remorse whatsoever; but heaven forbid HIS so-called rights are violated.
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