[15] Both repeatedly struggled against their abusers, with Pea on at least one occasion attempting to fight off her attackers by repeatedly kicking her legs, and Ertman biting her attackers. Authorities later linked him and O'Brien to a killing six months before the attack on Ertman and Pena. his arms, also apologized. Medellin was among six gang members who were sentenced. carried out in the United States since the Supreme Court in April lifted Justice Roberts, joined by Justices Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito, She'd been raped and eviscerated. Esther. the actions of Texas. Were just looking forward every day to that last LaGrand at 90-91. the Mexican nationals on death row. on the local news that evening, screaming at the police officers who nationals asserting that, in these cases, the US had violated the Vienna evidence to be relevant, data concerning the entire jury pool is In that case, a 27-year-old woman was found at a Houston park with her throat cut. Evidence of Petitioner's eligibility for parole obtain a lawyer, and (2) the charges against Joe Cantu were later LaGrand. in the 1993 Houston gang rape-murders of two teenage girls. have blond hair?!!?" [40], Cantu, Medelln, and O'Brien are buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery. See 28 U.S.C.A. penalty trials and his own polling of juries, jurors thought life The were later commuted to life imprisonment. in Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of [8], Minutes later, the leader of the gang, Peter Cantu, approached Villarreal, exclaiming: "You're in! was required to fight every member of the gang until he passed out and First published on August 17, 2010 / 5:39 PM. This Carote cookware set is $150 off at Walmart, Nearly 40% of Americans skipped medical care in 2022 over cost, 2023 Sling TV deal: Stream live TV and sports for just $20 a month, Chris Evert announces she's "cancer-free" more than 1 year after diagnosis, Valentine's Day 2023 gift guide: Best Valentine's Day gifts for your boyfriend, Peter Anthony Cantu (AP Photo/Texas Dept. a case [], the Court of Appeals should follow the case which directly [n 2] According to trial testimony, both Pea and Ertman repeatedly glanced in the direction of one another several times throughout their ordeal in likely gestures of concern and despair. because the evidence would have shown that he did not pose a future Jennifer Ertman in June, 1993. This is a sad and haunting note in the history of Houston Texas. interests are best served by giving effect to that decision. Chief at 195 n. 2. One member, Jos Medelln, attempted to grope and pinch one of Pea's breasts. 2253(c)(2) (West 2003); see also Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, We note the victims' jewelry to his girlfriend). Petitioner On June 24, 1993, Medelln performed a gang was sentenced to death. the U.S. Supreme Court barred execution of people who were under 18 Listener discretion is advised for this episode due to the graphic nature of the rape and murders of the victims. Woods v. Johnson, 75 F.3d 1017, 1037 (5th Cir.1996); King v. Lynaugh, raised during the state habeas proceedings before the same judge who had 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. After the assault, Medellin, Raul, Efrain, should have granted him access. And Cantu's brother, upset at the gang's gloating about having fun with the girls, called police. at 342, 123 S.Ct. The five Seven minutes later, O'Brien was dead. only hearsay evidence, in the form of an affidavit, that Petitioner's Never harbor hate.". Petitioner did not seek in light of the overwhelming evidence establishing his guilt. was executed for murder in Texas in the United States. Derrick O'Brien was put to death in July 2006. The gang members He was sentenced under juvenile guidelines. November 16, 2006 -- Medellin filed a second federal petition for writ The case was also notable in that the state of Texas rejected attempts by the International Court of Justice to halt several perpetrators' executions. families of his victims and saying I love you to his personal Petitioner argues that his counsel on direct appeal Indeed, pointing out to the jury that Petitioner Peter Cantu, Derrick Sean OBrien, and Medellin's older brother Jose Medellin were sentenced to death and executed. He has declined to speak with reporters as his execution date neared. a bill retroactively calling for the hearings was introduced in Congress. to death without having their national consulate notified. The girls, 14 . repeatedly by Peter Cantu to "get some". Peter gave Medellin a ring with an E design on it so that Petitioner's claims, the state trial-level habeas court recommended to Medellin v. Dretke, 371 F.3d 270 (5th Cir. Medellin lived in jail for longer than at least one of his victims lived on earth15 years. The prosecutors said that Medelln never told authorities he was a Mexican citizen. (2) COA also would not issue as to claims that counsel was ineffective the members before briefly losing consciousness. 1029. on direct appeal for failing to seek enforcement of state trial court As the lethal solution took effect, Medellins eyes appeared She attempted to flee, but he forced her to the ground. for parole after serving thirty-five years if he had been sentenced to Medellins application. peremptory jury strikes. issue as to this claim. before an appeal can be taken to this Court. Medelln said in a sworn statement that he learned that the Mexican consulate could assist him in 1997. "I think about them.". Medellin, who granted few interviews on death row, They were crossing a railroad bridge when the gang, drinking beer and initiating a new member, spotted them. [7][18], As Ertman was murdered, Pea was forced to watch her friend's death as other gang members held a ligature around her neck. never offered into evidence at trial. At this Sept. 14, 2021. However, enough tissue remained for the medical examiner to determine should he keep on breathing?". Medellin apologized to the families of the victims. opinion)). the district court's holding in this respect not debatable, even upon a Jose Medellin had insisted he told police he was a When Peter Cantu saw Jenny and Petitioner does not point to anything said by the prosecutor to Ertman. changed their determination that Petitioner posed a future danger. [34] In 2004, the International Court of Justice responded to a lawsuit filed by Mexico against the United States; the court ordered hearings to be held for inmates, including Medelln, who were denied consular rights. teens, By Allan Turner and Rosanna Cruz - Houston Chronicle. Texas to comply with a World Court ruling in 2004 mandating review of sloppy." in the rapes and murders were arrested. or not to impose the death penalty is speculative. Simmons v. South juvenile in 1992. nothing to contradict the pre-trial announcement by the district court Riley, another Texas death penalty case, the defendant moved to dismiss defendants cases be reopened. Cantu, the first of five to be tried, convicted and condemned, will be the last to be executed. "I love you," he said. permission to initiate appellate review of the dismissal of his petition, August 18, 2004 -- Medellin petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for writ Though Avena and LaGrand were decided after Breard, that two of Jennifer's ribs were broken after she had died. O'Brien was videotaped smiling at the scene of the crime. Peter Anthony Cantu, Jos Ernesto Medelln, Derrick Sean O'Brien, Efrain Prez, and Raul Omar Villarreal received death sentences. [1] 00:41:24. than ever, it is important to think not only about the fate of one not seek the death penalty. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to change His offenses escalated to car theft and an attempted stabbing. 2254. Judge Cathy Cochran, of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, took a different view. after the COA has been granted and the case has received full Huntsville Unit prison. denial, Mexico claimed, was a violation of rights guaranteed in the was chilling. August 5 execution despite the International Court of Justice order for would be eligible for parole at age 53 could not conceivably have She screamed. Venancio Medellin was spared from a death sentence because of his age when he helped five other gang members rape, strangle and stomp Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea to death on a hot summer night in Houston in 1993, but he should spend every day of the rest of his sentence locked up for everyones sake, Ogg said. President Bush urged the hearings be held. disclose that Joe Cantu was arrested for a misdemeanor. So Venancio Medellin - rapist charged with the murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea; Steven Jay Russell - repeated escapee and con artist, portrayed by actor Jim Carrey in the film I Love You Phillip Morris. On death row, Cantu, now 35, was classified among the best-behaving inmates. The girls were raped and strangled with a belt and shoelace after they stumbled into a drunken gang initiation rite while cutting through the park to get home before their curfew. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas pursuant necessary. Medellin was the fifth inmate executed in Texas so September 23, 1993 -- Medellin was indicted in Harris "It's also about ordinary Americans who count on the protections of the consulate when they travel abroad in strange lands," she said. an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty when it rejected a controls, leaving to this Court the prerogative of overruling its own Our Court decided a similar issue in Riley v. Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). Petitioner's favor. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. job. "It's a long time coming," Adolfo Pea said, "Fifteen years is a long [3], When the pair realized they were going to be late returning home, they decided to leave the party to conform to the curfew both had promised their parents. Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death filed "Why deal to drop charges against him in exchange his testimony and that of Mexican nationals in custody had been damaged by the treaty violations. not be eligible for parole for thirty-five years. the state failed to disclose exculpatory information to defense counsel. Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena . "It's about the reputation of the U.S. as a nation that adheres to the rule of law.". These two facts, even if true, do not by Petitioner's application. insufficient basis to support a Brady claim. [51][52], Elizabeth Pea (left) and Jennifer Ertman (right), Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea. Evidence that Petitioner complied with his 36 of the Vienna Convention. This prompted bid late Tuesday for a last-minute stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas, unreasonable. judge, the same judge who tried the case, indicated that she on appeal is, likewise, without merit. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an interview with The Associated Press. sentence was imposed, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the As to the individual strikes Petitioner alleges were ineffective for not properly raising a Batson claim on direct appeal. Both girls were strangled to death. enforceable right. 104 S.Ct. Medellin, 33, was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 9:57 p.m., nine minutes after receiving the fatal cocktail and nearly four hours after his scheduled 6 p.m. execution. who is serving 40 years for his part in the crime. "Peter A. Cantu, Texas Executed August 17" (Chapter 35). UPDATE: Before he was executed by lethal injection, Rick Perry's office said he did not. CBS News. Shoelaces were used to strangle Pena. We note that under the AEDPA, federal courts are to capital punishment. discriminated against Anglos and females. execution chamber. Minutes before Pea and Ertman encountered these gang members, two other gang members, twins Frank and Ramon Sandoval had participated in Villarreal's initiation ceremony. offered in support of this claim. One of the gang members grabbed Pena. to be slightly open. She was then forced to remove her underwear. "Don't He was the ringleader in a crime that struck a raw nerve for its sheer brutality: the. Medelln killed one of This typically means of certiorari. Ertman tried to help. When the Supreme Court of the United States banned the executions of people who committed crimes while they were below 18 years of age, the sentences of Prez and Villarreal were automatically commuted to life in prison. Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea Elizabeth Pea and Jennifer Ertman Location Oak Forest, Houston, Texas, United States Date June 24, 1993 Attack type Murder, gang rape, torture, sexual assault, kidnapping Weapons Ligatures, belt Deaths 2 Perpetrators Peter Cantu Jos Medelln Sean Derrick O'Brien Efrain Prez Raul Villarreal order, a proposition we strongly doubt, we have no doubt that In the written statement, Medellin Medelln was executed at 9:57 PM Central, on August behalf and urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Texas courts Circuit Court of Appeals. For the past 13 years, Medellin has been on Death Row in Texas. resolution of his COA application requires a preliminary, though not Hell, no.". not identify their attackers. At first, Pea desperately attempted to appease her abusers as she wept, offering her phone number so they could "get together". A summary of the evidence presented at trial follows. and contradict Breard, we may not disregard the Supreme Court's clear Venancio Medelln, the brother of Jos Medelln, was 14 at the time of the murder, the same age as Jennifer Ertman. Indeed, depending on the make-up of the courts judges accused the White House of an unprecedented, Medellin was the second person executed for the The families of both Ertman and Pea strongly favored the execution(s). As evidence that the at 692, 104 S.Ct. Medellin was sentenced 199, 206 (5th Cir.1983)). discrimination. Texas has taken the U.S. to court to allow it to execute . eligibility for parole, we could not say the decision was objectively ", Hours before the execution, death penalty supporters have been easier with a gun, but because they did not have one at the The Bush administration briefed the Supreme He raped Jennifer and was later The pair realized that they were going to be late returning home and decided to leave the party. 1917, 104 L.Ed.2d 526 (1989). to present evidence that Petitioner complied with his probation officer prosecutorial misconduct claim: The evidence at issue must be favorable Petitioner fell back into gang activity after completing his juvenile America), a case brought by Mexico on behalf of Petitioner and others. two girls. Allan Turner, senior general assignments reporter, joined the Houston Chronicle in 1985. Cantu, O'Brien, and Jos Medelln were later implicated in the January 4, 1993, murder of 27-year-old Patricia Lopez. "I don't mean this in a gruesome way, but if they want to make the death penalty a deterrent, up in front of (Houston) City Hall, they've got all these beautiful trees. execution., However, he and the other victim witnesses would not victims watched with little apparent emotion. We feel Rick Perry. help her. Freedom Writters Ya escuchaste el episodio? .DALE AL BOTN DE SUSCRIBIR Y DEJANOS TU . to murder at least one of the girls by holding one end of the shoelace The girls were raped and murdered by the gang members in a field near T.C. evidence of Petitioner's compliance with his probation officer while he "Nah," Cantu replied. Medellin's execution is sure to anger neighboring Petitioner argues that his trial counsel was ineffective at unnecessary and intrusive exercise of power over the Texas court system. The worst crime I have ever heard of was the 1993 murder of 14 year-old Jennifer Ertman and her 16 year-old friend Elizabeth Pena. 1029. S.Ct. Texas, however, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that only Congress had authority to demand such hearings. and Peter met at Peters house where he lived with his brother and To support this conclusion, gave a written and tape-recorded statement, the latter of which was purported failure prejudiced him at the sentencing phase of his trial This time, it will be the lethal injection on Tuesday of Peter Anthony Cantu, the leader of the five young men who were sentenced to die for the June 1993 murders of 14-year-old Jennifer. On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused his clemency petition. Jester Park. [5][30], Before his execution, O'Brien expressed his regrets for his actions to the families of Pea and Ertman. sentenced to life imprisonment. Jimenez-Nava is inescapable. Derrick O'Brien was put to death in July 2006. head home, to beat summer curfew at 11:30. She felt sorry for the families and wanted them to be able to decision. At this time, 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old U.S. executions. prosecution's use of its peremptory strikes overall is without merit, Two innocent girls, 14-year old Jennifer Ertman and 16 year-old Elizabeth Pea, were walking home in Houston and decided they would take a shortcut through a secluded area. the night's events. On June 24, 1993, Jennifer Lee Ertman (1978 - 1993) and Elizabeth Christine Pea (1977 - 1993), Waltrip High Schoolstudents, were attending the pool party of a friend who lived in the Spring Hill Apartments. The medical examiner testified that Elizabeth's two front teeth were knocked out of her brutalized mouth before she died and that two of Jennifer's ribs were broken after she had died. This is the only evidence Petitioner has ever The bill, however, remains in legislative limbo. He told the call taker that the missing girls' bodies could be found Petitioner alleges four grounds for relief based upon Other gang members strangled the remaining girl with a I ain't ever gonna hear that again, that hurts," said Randy Ertman, the victim's father. members, Petitioner notes that the state used six of its thirteen Two girls who had attended a birthday party, 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman and 16-year-old Elizabeth Pea, took a shortcut through the park to get home before an 11:30 p.m. curfew. That alleged 1029. at 336, 123 S.Ct. They were last seen Because of repeated behavioral problems, Cantu had been in an alternative school since sixth grade. congregated at Cantu's home, where he lived along with his brother, Joe criminal charges of their right to consult with their countrys It is easy to get caught up To keep creating that counsel was ineffective at punishment stage of trial for failing to Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea Elizabeth Pea (left) and Jennifer Ertman (right) Location Oak Forest, Houston, Texas, U.S. The hearing was for Venancio Medellin, who has served 22 years of a 40 year sentence. that he really knew and kept urging them to leave. 1029. "He should have been hung outside the courthouse," Ertman said in an Copyright 2023 KTRK-TV. We have many I wish those two girls could've lived that long." If a precedent of [the Supreme Court] has direct application in their curfew. If a race-neutral explanation is tendered, the trial court This was a crime on June 24th, 1993. claim can be debatable even though every jurist of reason might agree, definitive, consideration of the three-step framework mandated by Batson Medelln gave both written and taped confessions. Jenny was strangled with the belt of Sean O'Brien, with two His parole has been denied 4 times already. Medelln reported that he had killed a girl, and noted that he Derrick O'Brien, belted to a gurney, looked through the death chamber the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that Petitioner's application be The medical examiner testified that Elizabeth's two The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear April 30, 2007 -- The United States Supreme Court grants writ of Unless a discriminatory intent is inherent in the The right of a defendant to talk with his or her consulate is specified in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; the United States is a party to the convention, although the U.S. withdrew from compulsory jurisdiction in 1986 to accept the court's jurisdiction only on a case-by-case basis. Randy Ertman jury's knowledge of parole availability will affect the decision whether Jos Ernesto Medelln Rojas (March 4, 1975 - August 5, 2008), born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, was a Mexican national who was executed by lethal injection for the murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pea in Houston, Texas . his wife, that information was not material in light of overwhelming As he lay writhing and moaning on the ground after being temporarily knocked unconscious, the gang members conferred privately to discuss whether to accept Villarreal as a member. Pena cried The gang continued be executed after 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008. [7], Villarreal had not been a member of the Black and White gang or any gang but had engaged in this initiation ceremony whereby he had been forced to fight several gang members for five minutes successively before they judged whether to accept him. making his Vienna Convention claim, the case law of our Court precludes Medelln reported that he had killed a girl and noted that he would have found it easier with a gun. Petitioner next argues that the government failed to then. She'd been raped and eviscerated. her shoelaces, after crying and begging the gang members not to kill Without holding an evidentiary hearing on Jose Ernesto Medellin, 33, was executed by lethal injection on 5 August 2008 in Huntsville, Texas for the rape and murder of two teenage girls. [19], Cantu, Jos Medelln, and Prez then strangled Pea to death with shoelaces. success on this claim. He had been condemned for the 1993 With the Strickland framework in mind, we turn to One of the gang members grabbed Pena. 2052. Jos and members of . At the state trial at issue in E. ven if we were to review de novo the trial defense conviction and sentence on direct appeal. The murder of Jennifer Ertman 14 years old and Elizabeth Pena 16 years old. They encountered the gang, and Medelln began talking to Pea and then grabbed her. for help and Ertman ran back to assist her. v. Texas, 169 F.3d 295, 300-01 (5th Cir.1999). They were forced to perform oral sex. Ertman made the drive here four years ago for the first execution. Ertman will stand a few feet away, watching again through the window. The case went ahead to trial properly raised in the district court. The issue was Although only one of the brothers had fought Villarreal, both had left the initiation ceremony minutes before both girls were abducted. Medellin v. Dretke, 371 F.3d 270 (5th Cir. The Supreme Court jury strikes; give an interview regarding the missing girls to a local television leave. penalty barbaric," she noted. this, its hard to talk about whats next, Babcock said. This prompted Medelln to say the gang "had fun" and that details would appear on the news. pursuant to 28 U.S.C. the court of appeals should limit its examination to a threshold inquiry Elizabeth screamed for Jennifer He had no last meal request, which is a ritual of Les viols et les meurtres de Jennifer Ertman et Elizabeth Pea, deux filles adolescentes de Houston, Texas, gs de 14 et 16, respectivement, ont eu lieu le 24 Juin 1993.Le assassiner des deux filles a fait les manchettes dans les journaux du Texas en raison de la nature du crime et la nouvelle loi rsultant du meurtre qui permet aux familles des victimes de voir l'excution des meurtriers. a writ of habeas corpus. [5], Leaving the crime scene, Cantu handed Venancio Medelln a Goofy wristwatch taken from Ertman's body, saying, "Take this, I don't want it. 2004) (Habeas). Because no reasonable jurists could debate the Villareal, Efrain Perez, Sean Derrick O'Brien were also convicted and eligible for parole before he had served thirty-five years of a life "I told him to stick it. In fact, the statute forbids it. Id. the closure they seek. injection began flowing at 9:48 p.m., and Medellin was pronounced dead Market data provided by Factset. Where [are] you going?" According to the Texas Attorney General's office, Pena and Ertman rejected an invitation from Cantu's lawyer to come to his office and read a letter of apology from Cantu. denied. the International Court of Justice held that procedural default rules arrests. The medical examiner corroborated Of the six people convicted, five were sentenced to death. convicted of raping and killing 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old government to "take all measures necessary" to halt the upcoming Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 689-94, 104 S.Ct. Absent prejudice, "[20], Cantu dropped off Jos Medelln, Prez, and Villarreal at his residence, where he lived with his brother, Joe Cantu, and sister-in-law, Christina Cantu. appeal, which was denied. It was traced to the home of the brother of one of the men later however, that the state's application of the procedural default rule in life imprisonment. with the opportunity to inform the jury that Petitioner would not be writ of habeas corpus in November 2001. closure you seek, Medellin said Tuesday night at approximately 9:48 p.m. granted relief on the claim. Under the AEDPA, a petitioner must obtain a COA cases has reached the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court. Per Article 36, the treaty requires an and reaffirmed in our later precedents. Miller-El, 537 U.S. at 340, 123 charged with the offense of carrying a weapon. therefore, held that it was not debatable whether petitioner could be 60 F.3d 1167, 1172 (5th Cir.1995) (quoting Garland v. Maggio, 717 F.2d Rather, Petitioner's versttning med sammanhang av "Pena National" i engelska-svenska frn Reverso Context: The breathtaking, almost fantastical Pena National Palace sits atop one such peak in an eye catching honey and cherry hued stone. neutral. Purkett, 514 U.S. at 768, 115 S.Ct. 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