While the world appears to be reeling over a supposed miscarriage of justice in the trial of Casey Anthony, who was accused of murdering her child, Caylee, another murder case has played out one final time in Texas.
A 38-year-old Mexican man has been executed for the rape-slaying of 16-year-old Adria Sauceda in San Antonio. Humberto Leal received the lethal injection in Huntsville Prison.
Leal was convicted and sentenced to death by a Bexar County jury. His punishment capped a flurry of appeals that argued he deserved additional court review of his case because authorities didn’t tell him he could seek legal help from the Mexican government when he was arrested in 1994.
President Barack Obama joined with Leal’s attorneys, arguing a delay was warranted so legislation covering cases like his could work its way through Congress. Former President George W. Bush did the same in a similar case back in 2005.
No one seems upset by the fact that a current President or a former President have been pleading to save a convicted murderer’s life. Even Nancy Grace remains silent on the subject.
Obama and Bush sided with the Mexican government, asking Texas to review the fact the illegal alien had not been given access to consular officers. Shortly after the execution, Mexico issued a statement of condemnation and said it had submitted an official protest to the State Department.
Caylee’s death may go unpunished — a Florida jury has found Casey Anthony “not guilty,” — and this has left people screaming for justice. Meanwhile justice has been meted out to a convicted killer and no one is bothering to question why U.S. leaders would want to halt this lawful execution.
This is the real miscarriage.
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