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- Born: March 4, 1975
- Name: Jose Ernesto Medellin
- Arrested in June of 1993BBC News: Bush overruled in Death Row Case(March 25, 2008)
- Convicted of the rapes and murders of two teen girls
- Victims: 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 15-year-old Jennifer Ertman
- Sentenced to death in 1994ABC News: Bush Overruled in Death Penalty Dispute(March 25, 2008)
- Claims he was not informed of his right to contact Mexican consulate officials under the Vienna Convention treaty CNN: Supreme Court overrules Bush, OKs Texas execution(March 25, 2008)
- Mexican government obtained a ruling from ICJ in 2004
- After ruling, President Bush issued memo that US courts would implement the ICJ ruling
- The Bush administration argued that the president's executive power outranks state laws Guardian Unlimited: Bush tries to halt execution of convicted killer in Texas ( October 8, 2007 )
- Supreme Court over-ruled Bush on March 25, 2008ABC News: Bush Overruled in Death Penalty Dispute(March 25, 2008)
- ICJ ordered the U.S. to halt the executions on July 16, 2008MSNBC: World Court asks U.S. to stay 5 executions(July 15, 2008)
- Medellin was executed by lethal injection on August 5, 2008, as scheduledWashingtonPost.com: Mexican National Executed in Texas (August 6, 2008)
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Mexican citizen Jose Medellin was convicted of raping and killing two teen girls in 1993 in the state of Texas.BBC News: Bush overruled in Death Row Case(March 25, 2008) Medellin was sentenced to death and was executed by lethal injection on August 5, 2008.WashingtonPost.com: Mexican National Executed in Texas (August 6, 2008)
Case Background
Mexico sued the U.S. in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on behalf of Medellin and other Mexican prisoners who have been convicted and sentenced in the U.S. Mexico claims the prisoners were denied of their right to consult Mexican diplomats. The ICJ ordered the U.S. to halt the execution on July 16, 2008.Reuters: Court to Rule on Mexico Bid to Halt U.S. Executions(June 11, 2008) The ICJ ruled that the Bush's Administration must reconsider the case. In 2005, the White House instructed Texas to reconsider the conviction. CNN: Supreme Court overrules Bush, OKs Texas execution(March 25, 2008)On April 30, 2007, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Medellin Vs. Texas. The New York Times: Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Mexican Death Row Inmate(May 1, 2007) On March 25, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the arguments of the Bush Administration, and ruled that President Bush can't force Texas to reconsider, even if in violation of the International Court of Justice.BBC News: Bush overruled in Death Row Case(March 25, 2008)
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