Kenneth Foster
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For the British politician, see Ken Foster.
Kenneth Foster, Jr. (born October 22, 1976) is a prisoner formerly on death row in Texas, convicted under the law of parties. He was convicted of murdering Michael LaHood in August 1996. His conviction and execution were contested because he was convicted under a law of parties, not for physically committing the crime.
Texas Governor Rick Perry commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment only three hours before the execution was scheduled to take place on August 30, 2007. Kenneth Foster, Jr. will be eligible for parole in 2037. He is currently located at the Byrd Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to be reprocessed as a general population prisoner.
[edit] External links
- Man to Be Executed, Although Prosecutors Say He Didn't Kill (ABC News)
- The Case of Kenneth Foster: Texas Prepares to Execute Man for Driving a Car Near Scene of Murder (Democracy Now)
- USA(Texas): Kenneth Eugene Foster (m), Death penalty / Legal concern[dead link] (Amnesty International)
- "Free Kenneth Foster" website
- Kenneth Foster Interview, July 25, 2007 (Archive.org)
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