- Curtis Osborne
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Curtis Osborne (1970 – 4 June 2008)[1] was an American convicted murderer on death row in Georgia from Spalding County, Georgia.[2] He murdered two people in 1990 to avoid paying a $400 debt.[2] Johnny Mostiler, his court-appointed attorney, allegedly neglected to inform Osborne that the prosecutor had offered him life sentence in exchange for a plea bargain, declaring "The little nigger deserves the death penalty."[3][4][5][6] Osborne's case for clemency was championed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Larry Thompson, who wrote letters to the clemency board pleading for mercy.[7] Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell also spoke on his behalf.[7] His execution went through despite these appeals.[8][9]
References
- ^ Curtis Osborne
- ^ a b "Execution set for double murderer". United Press International. 2008-05-27. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/27/execution_set_for_double_murderer/1274/.
- ^ Berlow, Alan (2008-06-03). "Lose That Lawyer: Do defendants in Georgia have any right at all to competent representation?". Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2192831/.
- ^ Sessions, William S. (2008-06-03). "DEATH PENALTY: Osborne sentence a stain on justice". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/06/03/sessionsed.html.
- ^ Von Drehle, David (2008-06-02). "If Your Lawyer Wants You Executed". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811174,00.html?imw=Y.
- ^ Cook, Rhonda (2008-06-03). "Double murderer will dine on cheeseburger". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/06/03/Curtis_Osborne_last_meal.html.
- ^ a b "Georgia murderer set to be executed". United Press International. 2008-06-04. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/06/04/georgia_murderer_set_to_be_executed/4727/.
- ^ "Georgia puts double murderer to death; 2nd execution for the state within the last month". The Associated Press. 2008-06-04. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/america/NA-GEN-US-Georgia-Execution.php.
- ^ Cook, Rhonda (2008-06-05). "Executioners had trouble putting murderer to death: For 35 minutes, they couldn't find good vein for lethal injection". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/06/04/execution_0605_web.html.
Preceded by
Kevin GreenPeople executed in US after Baze v. Rees ruling Succeeded by
David Mark HillCategories:- 1970 births
- 2008 deaths
- 21st-century executions by the United States
- People executed by lethal injection
- People executed for murder
- People from Spalding County, Georgia
- People executed by Georgia (U.S. state)
- American people convicted of murder
- People convicted of murder by Georgia (U.S. state)
- Executed African-American people
- American crime biography stubs
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