Carl Wayne Buntion
Carl Wayne Buntion | |
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Born | Harris County, Texas, U.S. | March 30, 1944
Criminal status | Scheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022 |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
Criminal penalty | Death (1991) |
Details | |
Victims | James Irby, 37 |
Date | June 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[]
- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
References[]
- ^ "Carl Wayne Buntion". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Execution date set for man convicted of killing HPD officer in 1990". ABC 13. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Vendetta linked to police officer's slaying". El Paso Times. June 30, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved January 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Madsen, Mathias (January 7, 2022). "Nu skal USAs ældste fange på 'dødsgangen' henrettes". Dagens DK. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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