Third trial pending for inmate who claims retardation
In Livingston, Texas, Judge Elizabeth Coker refused to delay Johnny Paul Penry’s third death penalty trial. Penry, 45, argues mental retardation should spare him from execution for a 1979 murder. The defense seeks to halt until a U.S. Supreme Court decision on executing the intellectually disabled. prosecutors oppose delay. The case, tied to Penry’s IQ assessments and prior Supreme Court rulings, remains unresolved as the high court considers related arguments.
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Supreme Court
Virginia
Robert Smith
High Court
William Lee Hon
Polk County
Hon
Texas
Coker
Pamela Moseley Carpenter
Livingston
Houston
Moseley
Montgomery County
Conroe
Mark Moseley
Washington Redskins
Carpenter
Rick Perry
Death Row
Johnny Paul Penry
Judge warns Austin to drop charges against Longhorn Pipelines
Federal Judge Sam Sparks warned Austin could face heavy penalties if it pursues about 100 criminal charges against Longhorn Partners Pipelines LP for replacing four miles of underground pipe in Southwest Austin without city approval. He said interstate pipeline regulation is federal, urged the city to grant or deny permit requests by month’s end, and indicated safety and environmental rules are pre empted by federal law.
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Longhorn
Congress
Barry Cannady
Austin America-Statesman
Toby Futrell
Houston
West
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Mexico
EPA
Transportation Department
Office of Pipeline Safety
Barton Springs
Lubbock Man Is Pleaded Guilty in Three Stooges Fraud Scheme
Patrick Michael Penker received nearly four years in prison and over 1.1 million dollars in restitution for an identity theft and money laundering scam. He operated under Dewey Cheetum and Howe inspired by the Three Stooges, bilking credit card companies and gambling casinos. Penker must forfeit about 900 thousand in cash and property. banker John Reed aided the FBI tip.
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Three Stooges
U.S. Department of Justice
Patrick Michael Penker
Dewey, Cheetum and Howe
Penker
John Reed
American State Bank
Peaker
FBI
Family sues diabetes drug maker over Rezulin liver damage
Testimony in Edinburg in the Herrera family suit accuses Warner-Lambert of causing liver disease linked to recalled Rezulin. Expert Dr. Munoz testified the drug caused the condition, while the defense noted preexisting decline. The case follows a separate $43 million award in a related trial and broader claims against Pfizer over Rezulin.
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Edinburg
Alamo
Beatrice Herrera
Warner- Lambert
Rudy Delgado
Santiago Munoz
Albert Einstein Center For Liver Disease
Munoz
Warner-Lambert
Jack Urquhart
Herrera
Corpus Christi
Margarita Sanchez
Sanchez
FDA
Pfizer
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