Carl Wayne Buntion

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Carl Wayne Buntion
Born (1944-03-30) March 30, 1944 (age 77)
Harris County, Texas, U.S.
Criminal statusScheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Criminal penaltyDeath (1991)
Details
VictimsJames Irby, 37
DateJune 27, 1990
Weapon.357 magnum revolver

Carl Wayne Buntion (born March 30, 1944)[1] is an American man convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death row. At 77 years old, he is the oldest death row inmate in Texas.[2]

Crime[]

On June 27, 1990, Buntion was the passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by Houston Police Department officer James Irby.[3] At the time, Buntion was on parole.[4] Irby began speaking with the driver, and Buntion exited the vehicle and shot Irby once in the head.[3] Irby fell to the ground, and Buntion shot Irby twice in the back. Buntion fled the scene, shooting at others who were nearby.[3] Buntion was apprehended in a nearby building.[5]

At the time of the shooting, Buntion had been on parole, after serving thirteen months of a fifteen-year sentence for sexually assaulting a child. In 1971, his twin brother Kenneth Buntion had been killed by two police officers during a shootout. At the time, Carl had supposedly vowed to avenge his brother's death. In addition, he had allegedly told a companion that he would rather shoot it out with police than be sent back to prison.[6]

Legal proceedings[]

In 1991, a jury found Buntion guilty of capital murder and sentenced him to death.[3] The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Buntion's death sentence in 2009.[2][7] In 2012, Buntion was again sentenced to death by a jury.[2][3][5]

Buntion's lawyers appealed to the United States Supreme Court.[4] In October 2021, the Supreme Court denied Buntion's appeal.[4] In a statement following the denial, Justice Stephen Breyer said that Buntion's "lengthy confinement, and the confinement of others like him, calls into question the constitutionality of the death penalty."[2][4]

Personal life[]

Buntion was a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Carl Wayne Buntion". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "April Execution Date Set for Oldest Texas Death Row Inmate". US News & World Report. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cochran, Amanda (January 4, 2022). "'We've been waiting for this': Widow of HPD cop killed during traffic stop 30 years ago speaks out after execution date set for husband's killer". Click 2 Houston. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Texas' Oldest Death Row Inmate, Cop Killer Carl Wayne Buntion, Set To Die In April". CBS DFW. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Execution date set for man convicted of killing HPD officer in 1990". ABC 13. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Vendetta linked to police officer's slaying". El Paso Times. June 30, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Madsen, Mathias (January 7, 2022). "Nu skal USAs ældste fange på 'dødsgangen' henrettes". Dagens DK. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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