The Case of Kenneth Foster: Texas Prepares to Execute Man for Driving a Car Near Scene of Murder
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales interview from Austin, Texas, Kenneth Foster’s wife Tasha Foster, daughter Nydesha Foster, his grandfather Lawrence Foster, and Save Kenneth Foster Coalition member Bryan McCann. Houston’s KPFT news director Renee Feltz joins them in the firehouse studio. Feltz “has interviewed more than twenty men and women on Texas death row, including Kenneth Foster.” Excerpts from her interview of Foster are shown.
AMY GOODMAN: On Tuesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied death row prisoner Kenneth Foster’s final appeal. In a six-to-three decision, the appeals court denied Foster’s final writ of habeas corpus. Foster’s last recourse is the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Texas Governor Rick Perry. According to Foster’s criminal attorney, Keith Hampton, five of the seven board members must recommend clemency in order for Governor Perry to consider granting it. Kenneth Foster’s scheduled execution date is August 30.
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Urge Members of the Texas Legislature to Ask Governor Rick Perry to Stop the Execution