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Speedy Executions Unlikely for Area Death Row Inmates Save Email Print
Posted: 7:34 PM Jun 2, 2008
Last Updated: 10:03 AM Jun 3, 2008
Reporter: Joe Brown
Email Address: brown@kbtx.com

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Despite the State of Texas resuming executions Tuesday, it could be a while before any of the Brazos Valley's four death row inmates are put to death.

Carl Henry Blue was sentenced to death in Brazos County after he doused a pair of people with gasoline and set the on fire in 1994. One of those victims died from her injuries.

Blue's case is currently being argued in Federal Court where his attorney's claim he is mentally retarded. Should his appeals fail, his execution date would be set by Judge Travis Bryan III, 272nd District Court.

Marcus Druery was convicted in Brazos County of shooting fellow Texas State Technical College student, Skyyler Browne on Halloween, 2002. Druery then set Browne's body on fire.

Druery's case is also still working its way through the appeals process. If nothing changes, his execution would be set by Judge J.D. Langley, 85th District Court.

Lawrence Russell Brewer was sentenced to die for the 1999 dragging death of Jasper resident James Byrd. Brewer's trial was moved from Jasper County to Brazos County on a change of venue. Brewer's date of execution would be set by Jasper County Judge Joe Bob Golden, 1st District Court.

Ronnie Hyde was convicted in Grimes County of murdering a resident with a hammer. Hyde's case is still under appeal. His execution date would be set by Judge Bill McAdams, 12th District Court.

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Posted by: Sharon Location: Glasgow on Jun 6, 2008 at 07:20 AM
Iam a very great believer in the death penalty that if you take someone's life then you should be willing to give up yours because at the end of the day what goes around comes around or an eye for an eye. I don't think that if you are going to take someone's life that you should not be spared your owm life to me that is unfair. I don't think that you should stay on death row for all those years to me one appeal is enough and if that gets refused then your date for execution should go ahead right away and non have anymore appeals or stays of executions becaucse you are wasting tax payers money. I don't think that if you killed someone that you should be considered for life without parole you should automatically be given the death penalty because at the end of the day if you take a life they you should have your life taken too, why should you be spared. Staying on death row for 20 odd years is patheticif you have done the killing then you should be killed right away.

Posted by: joey Location: navasota on Jun 3, 2008 at 10:22 AM
There alot of people out there that hurt others and spend alot of time on death row, i know that these people have right, but if we quite beating around the bush, and give them lethal injection the next day, we might just stop some of this crime

Posted by: joe Location: cst on Jun 3, 2008 at 09:11 AM
an eye for an eye!!!

Posted by: bc Location: bcs on Jun 3, 2008 at 07:40 AM
I went to school with Carl Blue, i can tell you for sure that he is not retarded! I wish this never happened! What he did was insane, and maybe he deserves to die. Im biased cause we were friends. We miss you Blue, hope you have made yourself right with god. I feel mostly sorry for the girl that lost her life.

Posted by: kellie Location: madisonville on Jun 2, 2008 at 10:11 PM
i think the one that dragged james bryd should be excuted because what he done was very uncalled for a cruel so yeah he should be excuted for it an not let off

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