Curtis Osborne
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Curtis Osborne (died 4 June 2008) was an American convicted murderer on death row in Georgia. He was from Spalding County, Georgia.[1] He murdered two people in 1990.[1] Johnny Mostiler, his court-appointed attorney, allegedly neglected to inform Osborne that the prosecutor had offered him life sentence in exchange for a plea bargain, declaring "The little nigger deserves the death penalty."[2][3][4][5] Osborne's case for clemency was championed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Larry Thompson, who wrote letters to the clemency board pleading for mercy.[6] Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell also spoke on his behalf.[6] His execution went through despite these appeals.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Execution set for double murderer. United Press International (2008-05-27).
- ^ Berlow, Alan (2008-06-03). Lose That Lawyer: Do defendants in Georgia have any right at all to competent representation?. Slate.
- ^ Sessions, William S. (2008-06-03). DEATH PENALTY: Osborne sentence a stain on justice. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ Von Drehle, David (2008-06-02). If Your Lawyer Wants You Executed. Time Magazine.
- ^ Cook, Rhonda (2008-06-03). Double murderer will dine on cheeseburger. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ a b Georgia murderer set to be executed. United Press International (2008-06-04).
- ^ Georgia puts double murderer to death; 2nd execution for the state within the last month. The Associated Press (2008-06-04).
- ^ Cook, Rhonda (2008-06-05). Executioners had trouble putting murderer to death: For 35 minutes, they couldn't find good vein for lethal injection. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
