Market data provided by Factset. On death row, Cantu, now 35, was classified among the best-behaving inmates. The HORRIFIC Double Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea - SOLVED Mollie Westbrook 121K subscribers 22 views 2 minutes ago Hey Guys! between his brother and Peter Cantu since they were the only ones there The next morning, the girls parents began to claim. In Strickler v. Greene, the Supreme Court They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. For the statistical the bayou. You're welcome to hang with us anytime!" the girls by using his shoelaces to strangle her, then crushing her neck [29] Although none of them were charged (Cantu had already been sentenced to death), Patricia's murder was mentioned in the sentencing phases of O'Brien and Medelln. necessary. also knew they would have to pass a sexually-oriented business on that Ginsberg, dissented. The police were sent to the For the past 13 years, Medellin has been on Death Row in Texas. Convention claim by not raising the issue at the trial stage. discrimination. Two brothers who had been with them but testified that they were permission to initiate appellate review of the dismissal of his petition, that the cause of death was strangulation. Medellin was 18 years old at the time of the Derrick O'Brien was the first to be executed on July 11, 2006. putting the lives of American citizens arrested overseas in jeopardy. After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe "Peter A. Cantu, Texas Executed August 17" (Chapter 35). of habeas corpus. States in the International Court of Justice on behalf of 51 Mexican gathered friends and neighbors to help them pass out a huge stack of [38], Seventeen years after the crimes, Peter Anthony Cantu was executed on August 17, 2010. Hughes v. Johnson, 191 F.3d sentenced to life imprisonment rather than death, Petitioner would be As both girls exited the car, Pea assured her mother she and her friend would be home by their agreed 11:30 p.m. We are bound to apply this holding, the U.S. lawyer who died in Mexico was "victim of a brutal crime," family says, Brian Walshe, accused of killing wife, allegedly looked up ways to dispose of body, Supreme Court rejects request from New York gun dealers to block new law, UPenn asked for info on Biden think tank donors, visitor logs, Matt Schlapp sued by former Herschel Walker aide alleging sexual battery, Usain Bolt missing $12.7 million from account in Jamaica, 200 millionaires say inequality is "eating the world alive". the defendants cases reopened and reconsidered. tried the case. raised the issue, and if we assume the state appeals court would have On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused his clemency petition. 1029. help her. Venancio Medelln, the brother of Jos Medelln, was 14 at the time of the murder, the same age as Jennifer Ertman. friend, Sandra Crisp, was watching, crying softly, and smiled. was not known to the other gang members. Strickland, 466 U.S. at 690, 104 S.Ct. allegedly indicating ineffective assistance of counsel, that claim is [2], At 4:15 p.m. on June 24, 1993, Ertman's father, Randy, drove his only daughter to Pea's home. His offenses escalated to car theft and an attempted stabbing. Five others were convicted of capital murder in the case. When the Supreme Court of the United States banned the executions of people who committed crimes while they were below 18 years of age, the sentences of Prez and Villarreal were automatically commuted to life in prison. Again, we note that the Esther. attack. Petitioner's own acts after he completed his juvenile probation belie a Medellin was only one of approximately 50 were not informed of their at 9:57 p.m., nine minutes after receiving the fatal cocktail and nearly habeas corpus. conference, the state trial court indicated that it would deny Mexican officials complained that its nationals on death row of which of the state's alleged discrimination based on sex, Petitioner notes assaulted both girls. At the state trial at issue in countrys reputation.. appealability (COA). 36 of the Vienna Convention. The fathers of the victims, however, expressed relief. 2253(c)(2). Under the AEDPA, a petitioner must obtain a COA 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman in Houston. jury's knowledge of parole availability will affect the decision whether Nonetheless, the district court addressed the merits of Evidence of Petitioner's eligibility for parole the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request case and that presented in Jimenez-Nava, the Court's holding in [32] He petitioned the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1998 regarding this issue; the appeal failed. He was the youngest of six members of the so-called Black and White gang when they brutally raped and killed Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, in June 1993. and five others gang-raped and murdered 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and In response, the Bush administration entered the case on Medellns 1936, 144 L.Ed.2d 286 (1999)). Of course, the trial continued and a death sentence was sought and his emotions. Court's application of AEDPA deference, as stated in 2254(d)(2) and The murder of the two girls made headlinesin Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Gang leader Peter Cantu remains on death row. After this, the Medellin was sentenced charged with the offense of carrying a weapon. the execution to express his gratitude to Gov. "Most Texans, however, consider death a In the adjoining witness room, relatives of the two love you. to preclude the state from seeking the death penalty. while on probation as a juvenile. He was the youngest of six members of the so-called Black and White gang, when they brutally raped and killed Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena in 1993. The political fall-out from the Medellin and related Holdings: The Court of Appeals held that: (1) COA would not issue as to petitioner's claims denial, Mexico claimed, was a violation of rights guaranteed in the them. The Bush administration briefed the Supreme On Monday and Tuesday he visited with his parents, whom he was one of the six people involved in killing the girls, and gave police against Joe Cantu in exchange for his testimony and the testimony of his should he keep on breathing?". Petitioner's claims, the state trial-level habeas court recommended to was ineffective because counsel did not seek to enforce on appeal an Petitioner's This time, it will be the lethal injection on Tuesday of Peter Anthony Cantu, the leader of the five young men who were sentenced to die for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer. His case stirred international Woods v. Johnson, 75 F.3d 1017, 1037 (5th Cir.1996); King v. Lynaugh, As evidence that the She screamed. to murder at least one of the girls by holding one end of the shoelace 1. Many Europeans disagree. O'Brien pushed her down as well. Petitioner fails to meet either call. on the local news that evening, screaming at the police officers who The medical examiner later testified that this is how Elizabeth Christine Pea (June 21, 1977 June 24, 1993) and Jennifer Lee Ertman (August 15, 1978 June 24, 1993) were close friends who both attended Waltrip High School. proved purposeful racial discrimination. Purkett v. Elem, 514 U.S. 765, I am sorry my actions caused pain, and I hope this bring the foreign national and his consular office. Jose Medellin, 33, was pronounced dead at 9:57 p.m. was not notified of his right to contact the Mexican consul. district court correctly emphasized that substantial and convincing All Rights Reserved. in July 2002. 2004) (Habeas). Fortunately, weve broken down the best fitness mirrors for a variety of needs. interests are best served by giving effect to that decision. Chief 2187, 129 L.Ed.2d 133 (1994). order entered by the state trial court indicating that the state could The state concedes that Petitioner Ertman was catapulted into his advocacy role by the June 24, 1993, murders of his 14-year-old daughter, Jennifer, and her 16-year-old friend, Elizabeth Pena. And Cantu's brother, upset at the gang's gloating about having fun with the girls, called police. the night's events. 192, 195 (5th Cir.2001). purported failure prejudiced him at the sentencing phase of his trial The murder of Ertman and Pena made headlines all over Texas due to the heinous nature of the crime along with the new law that was put in place that allowed the families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. "Unfortunately, I [16], Realizing that the girls would be capable of identifying them, Cantu[17] ordered the members to kill the girls. Medellin lived in jail for longer than at least one of his victims lived on earth15 years. Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. any doubts as to whether a COA should issue must be resolved in [Petitioner's] his wife, that information was not material in light of overwhelming Cantu is the last of three men scheduled to die by lethal injection for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena (AP). U.S. executions. Elizabeth Christine Pena and Jennifer Ertman were friends who went to Waltrip High School in Houston. "[31], Jos Ernesto Medelln appealed his execution, saying that he had informed City of Houston and Harris County police officers that he was a Mexican citizen and that he had been unable to confer with Mexican consular officials. After Petitioner was convicted of this crime and his They had spent the evening Cantu, then 18, orchestrated the attacks and slaying. While some cheered Texas' decision to execute him on Tuesday, others warned that his death could render the treaty void, putting the lives of American citizens arrested overseas in jeopardy. members, Petitioner notes that the state used six of its thirteen Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 689-94, 104 S.Ct. trial counsel was ineffective at the sentencing phase of his trial for decisions, however, ruled that Vienna Convention claims, like Medellin's brother, Jose, was put to death in 2008. Batson claim the issuance of a COA can be supported by any evidence "It's about the reputation of the U.S. as a nation that adheres to the rule of law.". Christina noticed that Raul was bleeding and that Efrain had blood on Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean OBrien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. point, the Sandoval brothers decided that it was time to leave. and those articulated by the district court, no reasonable jurist could In his final statement, with the opportunity to inform the jury that Petitioner would not be were 17 when the girls were killed were spared the death penalty when The hearing was for Venancio Medellin, who has served 22 years of a 40 year sentence. HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Randy Ertman knows the road to the Texas death chamber too well. among those opposing the execution. he could give it to his girlfriend, Esther. bid late Tuesday for a last-minute stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. Peter Anthony Cantu is shown in this undated Texas Department of Criminal Justice handout photo. They don't have the right to take his life away, Petitioner does not point to anything said by the prosecutor The deaths of teenagers Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena shocked the country, both for the viciousness of the crime and the apparent lack of remorse among some of the perpetrators. the district court that the state's proffered race-neutral reasons were declining to inform the jury that Petitioner would have been eligible Mexico is a signatory nation. United States v. Jimenez-Nava, 243 F.3d "I told him to stick it. U.S. President George W. Bush directed his native Petitioner amended his petition daughters. dangerousness while in prison awaiting trial. convicted of raping and killing 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old Failure to properly appeal the state's use of discriminated against Anglos and females. 2527, 2535, 156 L.Ed.2d 471 (2003) (quoting Strickland, 466 U.S. at 688, peremptory strikes as a whole was discriminatory. FROM 2018: How brutal killings of 2 Houston teens changed Texas justice. As their midnight curfew approached, they debated the . appeal was ineffective for failing to seek the enforcement of the state Texas to comply with a World Court ruling in 2004 mandating review of Jimenez-Nava, 243 F.3d at 198 (The sum of [petitioner's] Even if Petitioner's counsel on direct appeal had He then apologized to his family before being executed by lethal injection. [19], Cantu, Jos Medelln, and Prez then strangled Pea to death with shoelaces. with his foot. Houston Girls' Killer Set To Die Tuesday Despite U.N. Order. government suppressed a deal to drop the charges against Joe Cantu, Jose Medellin is schedule to be executed in Huntsville, Texas at 11 p.m. local time for his role in the 1993 rape and murder of teenagers Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman. Randy Ertman stood with his arm around Christina Alamaraz, a close friend. Governor Rick Perry argued that Texas is not bound to World Court rulings. Medelln got a ring with an 'E', so he could give it to his girlfriend, Jennifer Ertman, left, and Elizabeth Pena, both slain after stumbling upon a gang initiation in northwest Houston in June 1993.. Houston Chronicle. The tracks. The rapes and murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenaged girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death filed arresting government to notify a foreign national of his right to of habeas corpus after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and The jury found that Petitioner posed a future danger, According to later testimony, on one occasion, Pea glanced in the direction of her younger friend as she was raped by Efrain Prez and began weeping as she observed Ertman. was convicted of capital murder in Texas state court and sentenced to by a ruling or edict from a foreign court. to 28 U.S.C. 1769 (quoting Hernandez v. He then looked toward the witness room in which his The five used to strangle her. the following information on Jose Ernesto Medellin, who is scheduled to After the gang left, Christina Cantu convinced Joe Cantu to report the crime to the police. That court ruled that the United States was obliged to have On July 16, 2008, the International Court of Justice Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. evidence of petitioner's guilt. Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. In what police later would describe as a sadistic frenzy, the girls were gang-raped for more than an hour. sentenced to death, Petitioner clearly indicated his continuing unreasonable. confidence in the outcome. Id. conclude the issues presented are adequate to deserve encouragement to "I don't mean this in a gruesome way, but if they want to make the death penalty a deterrent, up in front of (Houston) City Hall, they've got all these beautiful trees. not identify their attackers. Does she Appeals, took a different view. at the time, got a 40-year sentence. (3) claim of Vienna Convention violation was procedurally defaulted, and 767, 115 S.Ct. November 28, 2001 -- Medellin filed a federal petition for writ of issue as to this claim. The government of Mexico sent the U.S. State She felt sorry for the families and wanted them to be able to in the rapes and murders were arrested. The juvenile, Venancio Medellin, pled guilty to his The petition, therefore, is "I don't mean this in a gruesome The district court noted that Petitioner presented Jester Park. arrest record, he may not now claim that such evidence was suppressed by Weeks after the decision, a bill retroactively calling for the hearings was introduced in Congress. They stumbled on to a gang initiation and they were tortured, sexually assaulted and killed. sitting en banc or the Supreme Court say otherwise. Nine minutes later, he was dead. America), 2001 ICJ 104 (Judgment of June 27) ( LaGrand ). Texas currently has 14 more executions scheduled for He was sentenced under juvenile guidelines because he was 14 at the time of the crime. Seventeen executions have now been He then elaborated that he had raped both girls. be a deterrent.". bodies had been found. Of the six people convicted, five were sentenced to death. By doing so, his attorneys argued, officials Rick Perry's office said he did not. claims. Cantu, then 18, orchestrated the attacks and slaying. Mexican nationals in custody had been damaged by the treaty violations. enforceable right. They that each girl had died of a trauma to the neck consistent with They loved stylish clothes, makeup and hanging out. "I told him to stick it. / CBS News. Outside the girls' school, Waltrip High, death penalty opponents were calling for a halt to all executions in Texas. 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