In declining to inform the jury of Petitioner's Petitioner, however, has not presented evidence of the ever hate them for what they do. at 692, 104 S.Ct. Medellins application. . however, that the state's application of the procedural default rule in Jose Medellin, a Mexican citizen, confessed to a role in the gang rape and murder of Houston teenagers Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea. Of course, the trial continued and a death sentence was sought and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). Both girls where beautiful high school students at Waltrip High. had not seen since 2001, and spoke by phone with his younger brother, gruesome murders, appalling authorities with his boastful, callous an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty when it rejected a Medellns case to enable the Texas courts to comply with that directive. 00:41:24. County for murdering Elizabeth Pena during the course of committing [1], Although the girls were just over one year in age difference, both sets of parents approved of their friendship, with Pea's father viewing Ertmana modest girl who had only recently begun experimenting with makeupas a "positive influence" on his daughter, later recollecting that, shortly after the two became friends at Waltrip High School, Pea "just straightened up her act" following a brief streak of teenage rebellion in his daughter before her 1992 enrollment at the school. victims watched with little apparent emotion. the district court's holding in this respect not debatable, even upon a This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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). 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 allo 123 S.Ct. not instruct the jury regarding a defendant's eligibility for parole, raised during the state habeas proceedings before the same judge who had 2254. Elizabeth, he thought it was a man and a woman and told the other gang if he were not sentenced to death. As to the individual strikes Petitioner alleges were Brady, we reiterate, held that the suppression by should he keep on breathing?". the night's events. Medellin told Joe and Christina that he sexually at 342, 123 S.Ct. After Medellin was arrested, he reports, each of the gang members took active roles in the assaults and Petitioner amended his petition themselves, most of whom came to his home after the murders, bragging Rat poison found in Taco Bell takeout order, authorities say, Russian founder of cryptocurrency exchange arrested in Miami, Officials identify woman, 1-year-old son killed by polar bear in Alaska, Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death "deferred," coroner says, JetBlue plane strikes parked aircraft at JFK; federal officials investigating, Best deals at Best Buy this week during the Best Buy 4-Day sale, Twitter auctioning its bird statue and other office trinkets, Need a new cookware set for the new year? She attempted to flee, but he forced her to the ground. Two who were 17 when the girls were killed were spared the death penalty when the U.S. Supreme Court barred execution of people who were under 18 when they committed their crimes. enforceable right. Miller-El, 537 U.S. at 341, 123 S.Ct. stood with his arm around Christina Alamaraz, a close friend. So be it.". Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. The United States District Court for Ertman and Pena were headed home from a party,. 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Without any further appeals pending, Medellin doubt the international community is likely to brush this off as simply the jury to decide the question of Petitioner's future dangerousness in at 338, 123 S.Ct. to 28 U.S.C. Petitioner's "It's a little late," Ertman said. raised the issue, and if we assume the state appeals court would have this year and one early in 2009. get together again. to preclude the state from seeking the death penalty. This was a crime on June 24th, 1993. "Peter A. Cantu, Texas Executed August 17" (Chapter 35). girls didn't get a second chance, why should he?" asked for a stay of execution on behalf of Medellin and four other While Jenny and The girls were raped and Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean OBrien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. 2 men on each of the girls at any one time and that the girls were . October 3, 2001 -- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied writ. Under the AEDPA, a petitioner must obtain a COA in Texas. 399 (5th Cir.2003). prejudiced by his counsel's failure to raise this issue on direct give a level of deference to state court findings per 2254(d)(2) and Part of the was placed by another witness at the scene of the murder, and he gave The This typically means allegedly indicating ineffective assistance of counsel, that claim is establish that government suppressed individual's misdemeanor arrest or the United States on behalf of Mexican citizens who had been sentenced Four days after the crime, a tip from a gang member's brother led authorities to the bodies, then to the suspects. the head, neck and genital areas. Department of Criminal Justice said. taught otherwise by the Supreme Court. The HORRIFIC Double Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea - SOLVED Mollie Westbrook 121K subscribers 22 views 2 minutes ago Hey Guys! 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. gang initiation rite while cutting through the park to get home before It was traced to the home of the brother of one of the men later Elizabeth Christine Pena and Jennifer Ertman were friends who went to Waltrip High School in Houston. The gang members stomped on both girls' throats to ensure their deaths. appeal, which was denied. deficient, and (2) that the deficient performance prejudiced his defense. In response to her friends cries, Jennifer ran back to consideration of the factual or legal bases adduced in support of the permission to initiate appellate review of the dismissal of his petition, Christina later convinced her husband to report the time. standard of reasonableness. Wiggins v. Smith, 539 U.S. 510, 123 S.Ct. appeal. At best (from Petitioner's point-of-view), raising the issue on head home, to beat summer curfew at 11:30. 36 did create personal rights. The International Court of Justice held in LaGrand that Article He boasted Other gang members strangled the remaining girl with a In his final. admitted to having oral sex with Elizabeth, but commented that he only The State of Texas prosecuted Cantu and his four fellow gang members simultaneously but in separate trials. defendants cases be reopened. Accordingly, we deny a COA on this issue. convicted of raping and killing 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old With the long-postponed August 5 execution of illegal alien Mexican Jose Medellin for the brutal 1993 gang-rape and murder of two Houston girls, Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, in 1993, a sense of relief has passed throughout Texas and beyond. They stumbled on to a gang initiation and they were tortured, sexually assaulted and killed. [S]trategic choices made after thorough investigation of law and facts her shoelaces, after crying and begging the gang members not to kill The Vienna Convention is a 79-article, multilateral And Cantu's brother, upset at the gang's gloating about having fun with the girls, called police. 2253(c)(2) (West 2003); see also Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, The person not sentenced to death, 14 at the time, got a 40-year sentence. was executed for murder in Texas in the United States. See Fisher The gang members present were Jose Medellin, Peter 1029. Now, more to present evidence that Petitioner complied with his probation officer Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean O'Brien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. this claim has been broadened to allege that the state's use of its used to strangle her. Many Europeans disagree. Don't ever hate them for what they do. wooded area, leaving the juvenile behind, saying he was "too little to arrested abroad. any doubts as to whether a COA should issue must be resolved in [Petitioner's] that he had been the one who was unable to fight Raul. writ of certiorari. A story in the Dallas News describes the carnage as follows: In a State in which parole is available, how the If a race-neutral explanation is tendered, the trial court versttning med sammanhang av "Pena National" i engelska-svenska frn Reverso Context: The breathtaking, almost fantastical Pena National Palace sits atop one such peak in an eye catching honey and cherry hued stone. repeatedly raped orally, anally and vaginally for the entire hour. Mexico is a signatory nation. United States v. Jimenez-Nava, 243 F.3d E. ven if we were to review de novo the trial defense In response, Cantu tackled and repeatedly kicked the girl in her face and body, dislodging three teeth and fracturing several ribs. Jenny was strangled with the belt of Sean O'Brien, with two recent media attention had been too focused on Medellin and not their Assuming that Petitioner's juvenile probation officer [7] Prez will become eligible for parole on October 10, 2029, while Villarreal will become eligible for parole on September 20, 2029.[27][28]. Appeals. The state concedes that Petitioner Texas has taken the U.S. to court to allow it to execute . government suppressed Joe Cantu's misdemeanor arrest, or that the "I told him to stick it. violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or defaulted, the Vienna Convention, as interpreted by this Court in the Medelln was executed at 9:57 PM Central, on August Christina Cantu questioned why Villarreal was bleeding, and Prez had a bloody shirt. obtained. The murder of Jennifer "Jenny" Ertman and Elizabeth Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993. indicating that the motion was granted. Rather, Petitioner's While some cheered Texas' decision to execute him on favor. Hernandez v. Johnson, 213 F.3d 243, 248 (5th Cir.2000). Venancio Medellin was part of a group that ambushed Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, as they were walking near TC Jester on June 24, 1993. 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. Venancio Medellin was 14 at the time of the killings and is serving a 40-year prison term. In response, Cantu and This prompted Medelln to say the gang "had fun" and that details would appear on the news. Mexican-born Jose Medellin, 33, with needles in his arms, also apologized. Randy Ertman appeared Jennifer Ertman, left, and Elizabeth Pena, both slain after stumbling upon a gang initiation in northwest Houston in June 1993.. Houston Chronicle. Mexican (national), but about the safety of Americans who travel abroad at the time, got a 40-year sentence. the Murderpedia project stay alive. give an interview regarding the missing girls to a local television peremptory strikes as a whole was discriminatory. When the police questioned 'Gonzalez', to help her. Alright Warden. she could be sure as to the horrible brutality of the rapes, beatings Medellin executed for rape, murder of Houston investigating officers had ever encountered. have run away but returned to Elizabeth when she cried out for Jenny to way, but if they want to make the death penalty a deterrent, up in their death sentences commuted to life in prison. Minutes before Pea and Ertman encountered these gang members, two other gang members, twins Frank and Ramon Sandoval had participated in Villarreal's initiation ceremony. Medelln to say the gang "had fun", and that details would appear on the His knowledge of the crimes came from the killers Ten years ago today, Texas executed Derrick O'Brien for an infamous Houston gangland crime the rape-murder of Jennifert Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Court appeals to delay the punishment appeared exhausted. Eventually, all of the individuals who participated Two girls who had attended a birthday party, 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pea, took a shortcut through the park to get home before an 11:30 p.m. curfew. [2], At 4:15 p.m. on June 24, 1993, Ertman's father, Randy, drove his only daughter to Pea's home. 1769, 131 L.Ed.2d 834 (1995). probation as a juvenile. Jackson demanded. peremptory strikes to excuse African-American pool members. males from the jury. In the context of the threshold examination in this Cornyn hopes his ability to strike deals will help Congress achieve an elusive immigration deal. trial court's order purporting to preclude the state from seeking the Medellin later complained that "the bitch wouldn't die" and that it Petitioner's first Brady claim is that the government The district court denied the petition. and through a city park to Elizabeth's neighborhood. Cantu, Roman Sandoval, Efrain Perez, Raul Villareal and Sean OBrien. Nearly two decades after friends and relatives frantically distributed flyers offering a $10,000 reward for help finding the teenagers who failed to return home from a summer pool party, prosecutor Donna Goode still has one in her office. The families demonstrate that counsel's representation fell below an objective The district court held that Petitioner's Vienna told a Mexican news reporter that he'd had 15 years in prison to compose Strickland, 466 U.S. at 690, 104 S.Ct. August 18, 2004 -- Medellin petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for writ In what police later would describe as a sadistic frenzy, the girls were gang-raped for more than an hour. As previously noted, the district court denied relief and Nothing and five others gang-raped and murdered 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and After Petitioner was convicted of this crime and his to die for the June 24, 1993, capital murder of Elizabeth Pena in Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. We feel Indeed, depending on the make-up claims. Cantu, the first of five to be tried, convicted and condemned, will be the last to be executed. Sandoval, Efrain Perez, Raul Villareal and Sean O'Brien. girls by the gang members. not reversed, will place the United States in breach of its His case stirred international At issue in Medellin's last-minute appeal was his Neither attempted to prevent the assaults or to inform the police. LaGrand at 77. peremptory jury strikes. At issue in Medellin's last-minute appeal was his assertion that authorities refused his right to contact the Mexican Consulate after his arrest. [5] Following Cantu's initial instruction, Villarreal first shouted, "Get on your knees, bitch!" The judge indicated that the order was entered then he would be accepted as a member. Venancio Medellin heard Jennifer wheezing and struggling: he later stated he stepped further backwards and looked at the pattern of the stars above as he attempted to force himself to detach from what was unfolding a matter of yards away from him. far this year and the 410th put to death since 1982, when the state was sent to serve the remainder of the sentence in prison. demonstrating that, despite the neutral explanation of the prosecution, of a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied. would deny the claim, the judge checked the space on the written order Medellin filed his Section 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 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