GovernorGeorge W. Bush General Counsel execution files 1886, 1892, 1903, 1912-1921, 1925, 1932, 1939-2000 bulk 1986-2000

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GovernorGeorge W. Bush General Counsel execution files 1886, 1892, 1903, 1912-1921, 1925, 1932, 1939-2000 bulk 1986-2000

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These are the execution files of the Office of theGeneral Counsel of Texas Governor George W. Bush created to track the cases ofdeath row inmates and to document actions by the courts, the Board of Pardonsand Paroles, and the governor through appeals, requests for stays of execution,or clemency. The files consist of execution summaries by the Governor's GeneralCounsel and summaries by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) (or bythe Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the BPP), memos andcorrespondence, clemency petitions, affidavits, court documents, notes, recordsfrom the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate files, Department ofPublic Safety criminal history records, clippings, case summaries from the or similar court reports,citations from online legal sources, audio and video tapes, and death penaltyprotest letters. Dates covered are 1886, 1892, 1903, 1912-1921, 1925, 1932,1939-2000, with the bulk dating 1986-2000. South Western Reporter

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