Curtis Osborne

Curtis Osborne (1970 – June 4, 2008)[1] was an American convicted murderer on death row in Georgia from Spalding County, Georgia.[2] He murdered Arthur Lee Jones and Linda Lisa Seaborne 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 was carried out despite these appeals.[8][9]

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References

  1. ↑ Curtis Osborne
  2. 1 2 "Execution set for double murderer". United Press International. 2008-05-27.
  3. ↑ Berlow, Alan (2008-06-03). "Lose That Lawyer: Do defendants in Georgia have any right at all to competent representation?". Slate.
  4. ↑ Sessions, William S. (2008-06-03). "DEATH PENALTY: Osborne sentence a stain on justice". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  5. ↑ Von Drehle, David (2008-06-02). "If Your Lawyer Wants You Executed". Time Magazine.
  6. ↑ Cook, Rhonda (2008-06-03). "Double murderer will dine on cheeseburger". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  7. 1 2 "Georgia murderer set to be executed". United Press International. 2008-06-04.
  8. ↑ "Georgia puts double murderer to death; 2nd execution for the state within the last month". The Associated Press. 2008-06-04.
  9. ↑ 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.
Preceded by
Kevin Green		 People executed in US after Baze v. Rees ruling Succeeded by
David Mark Hill


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