January 18, 2012 1 Comment
WILMINGTON, Del. — A killer who had faced execution this week told a judge Wednesday that he agrees to spend the rest of his life in prison and to drop all further legal challenges regarding his murder conviction in return ...
Tagged with: Board of Pardons clemency death row decision delaware gov. jack markell Inmate robert gattis
Read More »January 17, 2012 1 Comment
DOVER, Del. — Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has decided to spare the life of a man who was facing execution this week for the 1990 murder of his former girlfriend. Robert Gattis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Friday ...
Tagged with: abuse Board of Pardons death row delaware execution Inmate lethal injection pardon Prison robert gattis sentence
Read More »January 16, 2012 1 Comment
DOVER, Del. — The state Board of Pardons is recommending that Gov. Jack Markell grant clemency to a man facing execution this week for the 1990 murder of his former girlfriend. The state is scheduled to execute Robert Gattis, 49, ...
Tagged with: appeals Board of Pardons death penalty department of justice gov. jack markell lethal injection murder robert gattis sexual abuse
Read More »January 4, 2012 Comments Off on Delaware judge refuses to delay Jan. 20 execution
WILMINGTON, Del. — A judge on Wednesday refused to delay this month’s execution of a convicted killer whose attorneys are looking to commute his sentence, arguing the courts have never properly considered the abuse the man suffered as a child ...
Tagged with: Board of Pardons clemency death penalty delaware execution gov. jack markell judge robert gattis Supreme Court wilmington
Read More »January 3, 2012 Comments Off on Delaware killer facing execution seeks clemency
DOVER, Del. — A convicted killer who faces execution in Delaware later this month has filed a petition for clemency with the state Board of Pardons. Robert Gattis is scheduled to be executed Jan. 20 for the 1990 shooting death ...
Tagged with: Board of Pardons clemency delaware dover Prison robert gattis
Read More »November 17, 2011 Comments Off on Delaware killer serving life denied commutation
DOVER, Del. — The state Board of Pardons on Thursday rejected a commutation request from a killer who kidnapped and robbed a man, then tied him to a tree and left him to die. James Waller was sentenced to life ...
Tagged with: Board of Pardons delaware denied dover killer life sentence
Read More »
Maryland Daily Record Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news