Execution of Mexican Is Halted
Friday, May 14, 2004
- Organization: New York Times
- Link: http://www.nytimes.com
In the first case to put in effect a sweeping ruling by an international court in the Netherlands concerning Mexicans on death row here, an Oklahoma appeals court yesterday halted the execution of one of those inmates, Osbaldo Torres. He had been scheduled to be executed on Tuesday.
Hours later, Gov. Brad Henry commuted Mr. Torres's death sentence to life without parole.
The court and the governor cited the decision six weeks ago of the International Court of Justice in The Hague and noted that Mr. Torres's right to contact Mexican officials under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations had been violated
*** The appellate court's order and decisions are available at:
http://www.ushumanrightsonline.net/library/folder.30401
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