Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/texas-executes-mexico-national-convicted-of-murder.php
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Texas executes Mexico national convicted of murder
[JURIST] On Wednesday, Texas executed [official Texas DCJ website] a Mexican national who was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1994. Controversy grew after the arrest because Edgar Arias Tamayo was not notified of his rights under Vienna Convention on Consular Relations [text] to notify Mexican diplomats of the arrest. Because of this, Tamayo's legal team argued that Tamayo was not provided the potential legal protections of the counselor's office. The Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program (MCLAP), funded by...
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