Posted January 18, 200619 yr http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/allen.death.ap/ Allen, condemned for ordering behind bars a hit that left three people dead, was the second-oldest inmate executed in the United States since capital punishment resumed nearly 30 years ago, behind only a 77-year-old in Mississippi last month. His attorneys had pleaded with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the U.S. Supreme Court to spare his life, claiming that executing a man as old and feeble as Allen amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, and that the 23 years he spent on death row were unconstitutionally cruel, too. Among other things, Allen was nearly deaf and had diabetes. Medical records show he was indeed ailing, and prison officials did not dispute his condition. However, some observers saw a man in better condition that he had been portrayed. "For 76 years old, he looked to be in remarkably good shape," said Republican Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, who witnessed the execution as a member of a legislative committee debating a moratorium on the death penalty. Allen died wearing a beaded headband, a medicine bag around his neck and an eagle feather on his chest. Two Indian spiritual advisers visited with him in the hours before the execution. His last meal included a buffalo steak and Indian pan-fried bread. The family of one of Allen's victims, Josephine Rocha, said in a statement that Allen "abused the justice system with endless appeals until he lived longer in prison than the short 17 years of Josephine's life." NOT COUNTING THE LEGAL COSTS BUT 23 YEARS OF FOOD, ELECTRICITY, GUARDING COULDVE GONE TO BETTER USE LIKE MISSILES ETC.
January 18, 200619 yr dude why would you eat your last meal. If I were on death row and I could have ANYTHING I wanted Id ask for chemicals that would explode if combined correctly...have it disguised at other things. Then blow my way off of Death Row lmao Please note the sarcasm
January 19, 200619 yr http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/allen.death.ap/ NOT COUNTING THE LEGAL COSTS BUT 23 YEARS OF FOOD, ELECTRICITY, GUARDING COULDVE GONE TO BETTER USE LIKE MISSILES ETC. better use like missiles? rofl
January 19, 200619 yr http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/allen.death.ap/ NOT COUNTING THE LEGAL COSTS BUT 23 YEARS OF FOOD, ELECTRICITY, GUARDING COULDVE GONE TO BETTER USE LIKE MISSILES ETC. I agree to that 1000%
