Draggingtree Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 HOME | DEATH ROW | INFORMATION | Death Row Information Offender Information Name Wilkins, Christopher TDCJ Number 999533 Date of Birth 09/29/1968 Date Received 03/12/2008 Age (when Received) 39 Education Level (Highest Grade Completed) 12th Grade Date of Offense 10/28/2005 Age (at the time of Offense) 37 County Tarrant Race White Gender Male Hair Color Brown Height 6 ft 00 in Weight 196 lbs Eye Color Green Native County Harris County Native State Texas Prior OccupationTruck Driver, Backhoe Operator, Welder's Helper, Pipe Fitter's Helper. Prior Prison RecordNone. Summary of IncidentOn 10/28/2005 in Tarrant County, Texas, the subject fatally shot a 33 year old Hispanic male and a 40 year old Black male in a moving vehicle. The subject was arrested by the Fort Worth Police Department. Co-DefendantsNone Race and Gender of Victim33 year old hispanic male and 40 year old black male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 The Latest: Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas Execution By The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Jan 11, 2017, 4:40 PM ET The Latest on the Texas execution scheduled for Wednesday evening (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block the scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate who killed two men after one of them mocked him for falling for a fake drug deal. The court's ruling on appeals for 48-year-old Christopher Wilkins came about three hours before his scheduled Wednesday evening lethal injection. It would be the first execution in the nation this year. Wilkins' attorneys had argued to the Supreme Court that he had poor legal help at his trial and during earlier appeals and that the courts improperly refused to authorize money for a more thorough investigation of those claims to support other appeals and a clemency petition. State attorneys argued courts had rejected similar appeals and that defense lawyers were simply employing delaying tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Texas executes first person of the yearby Jolie McCullough Jan. 11, 2017 4Comments Christopher Wilkins is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 11, 2017, for the 2005 murder of two men in Fort Worth. The first execution in Texas and the United States, for the killer of two men in Fort Worth after a fake drug deal, was held Wednesday evening. Full Story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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