As Emmett prepares to die tomorrow, his attorney is still waiting for word from the governor and/or the courts on the clemency issue. He won't know until after 5 pm. Wednesday. We'll all be in the prison by the time word comes down.
Anyone with an internet connection will know before I do, whether a stay has been issued or not. I have to admit, it's nerve-racking for me wondering. I can't begin to imagine what it's like for Emmett or the Langley family.
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The case is airtight -- there aren't any of the factors present (e.g. missing evidence, mental incompetency) that have caused clemency to be granted in the past by Virginia governors.
No clemency will occur.
I stand corrected, Kaine pulled a rabbit out of a hat to justify his stay tonight. Normally, a governor would not side with the minority of the vote on the United States Supreme Court.
The majority of the court ruled against granting a stay to Emmett today. They did not believe the certiorari suit had enough merit to really be the cause for delay.
Kaine is giving too much benefit of the doubt to the notion that the US Supreme Court would hear the certiorari arguments in September and decide that the trial was in some way flawed. It was not flawed -- the defendant was a bad apple and little could be done by his lawyer to downplay his bizarre past actions (e.g. killing a motorcyclist in a vehicle accident and laughing about it to police).
Justice has been delayed, but hopefully in October, it will be served.
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