Ricky Gray

Hearing On Challenge To Ricky Gray Execution Set For Tuesday

... killed five other people, including the girls’ parents. . ADVERTISEMENT. Posted: Monday, January 2, 2017 10:15 pm. Hearing on challenge to Ricky Gray execution set for Tuesday By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch. Ricky Javon Gray’s bid to halt his Jan. 18 execution, alleging the state’s drugs could “chemically torture” him, will be argued before a federal judge Tuesday morning. Two of the three chemicals planned for use in Gray’s execution were made by an undisclosed compounding pharmacy instead of by pharmaceutical manufacturers, which no longer make drugs available for executions. Subscription Required. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Have an online subscription. Remember me on this computer. Log in. Click here to sign up for an All Access subscription. With all All Access you can read unlimited articles on __link__, the mobile website and the mobile app. You'll also gain access to the Richmond Times-Dispatch's e-edition. Choose an online service. * ...

Remorse Is Not A Deep Enough Word For How I Feel

... explained in the video. Gray said he’s reminded of what he ‘took from this world’ every time he sees his two sisters. “Remorse is not a deep enough word for how I feel. I know my words can’t bring anything back, but I continuously feel horrible for the circumstances that I put them through. I robbed them of a lifelong supply of joy. I’ve stolen Christmas, birthdays, Easters, Thanksgivings, graduations, weddings, children …. There’s nothing  I can do to make up for that. It’s never left my mind, because I understand exactly what I took from the world by looking at my two sisters. I’m reminderd each time I see them that this is what I took from the world. The potential for greatness in those kids.”. “That’s the only father figure I have,” one of Gray’s nieces said. “I need him in my life. I want him to meet my child, because I’m ...

Lawyers For State Oppose Any Halt To Execution Of Ricky Gray

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Virginia Inmate Executed Despite Arguments Against Drug 'cocktail

... 2017 6:09 a.m. EST. Death row inmate Ricky Gray is shown in this undated photo released in Washington, DC, U. S. in 2016. Virginia Department of Corrections/H. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Virginia inmate was executed on Wednesday for murdering two young sisters during a 2006 killing spree, after the Supreme Court denied a stay request where he argued the use of compounded lethal drugs violated his constitutional rights. Ricky Gray, 39, died by lethal injection at 9:42 p.m. at the Greensville Correctional Center, Virginia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Kinney said in an emailed statement. Gray's lawyers filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying that the three-drug combination could cause Gray unnecessary suffering and thereby violate constitutional guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment. Kinney told reporters after the execution there did not appear ...

Expert Available To Join Lethal Injection Debate And Discuss Ricky Gray Execution

... and allegations about the drugs’ effectiveness and the possibility of a botched execution. Gray's lawyers are attempted to halt his execution, arguing that the drugs could cause unnecessary pain and suffering, which is a violation of his 8 th Amendment rights. Two of the three drugs will be made by an unidentified compounding pharmacy, as opposed to pharmaceutical manufacture. Gray's lawyers pointed to executions in other states that have not gone according to plan. Virginia refuted that argument by pointing to numerous executions in other states that have not had any problems. Ultimately, the judge did not agree with Gray's arguments. Ricky Gray will be executed by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Greensville Correctional Center. Virginia has carried out 111 executions since the U. S. Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume in 1976. Only Texas, with 538, and Oklahoma, with 112, have carried out more. “In the Executioner's Shadow” Documentary. Professor Stack is the creator of an upcoming documentary on capital punishment titled, “In the Executioner’s Shadow.” The film shines a spotlight on wrongful convictions, ...

I Robbed Harveys Of A Lifetime Of Joy

... might be because Mr. Gray kept it private and to himself and didn't tell anyone," said Benjamin. Gray's execution is set for Jan. 18. Attorneys said earlier this week that they will continue to fight his execution. After the ruling earlier this week, attorneys for Gray said they would continue to fight the use of the drug cocktail planned to be used in the execution. The letter sent to the governor on Wednesday can be seen in its entirety below, along with a You Tube video released by a Clemency for Ricky Gray group which includes audio of his apology. Copyright 2017 WWBT  NBC 12. All rights reserved. Wednesday, January 18 2017 11:19 PM EST 2017-01-19 04:19:13 GMT. Ricky Gray (Source: NBC 12). Wednesday, January 18 2017 10:27 PM EST 2017-01-19 03:27:17 GMT. Get the latest forecast from the NBC 12 First Alert Weather team. Wednesday, January 18 2017 5:10 PM EST 2017-01-18 22:10:32 GMT. ...

Virginia Man To Be Executed Tonight For Murdering Family Of Four After Governor Refuses To Spare His Life

... efforts to put his execution on hold. Gray and his nephew Ray Dandridge were looking for a home to rob on New Year’s Day 2006 when they spotted the Harveys’ open door. The girls and their parents, Bryan and Kathryn Harvey were found in the basement of their burning home, bound, beaten and stabbed, with their throats cut. Gray also confessed to participating in the killing of 21-year-old Ashley Baskerville, her mother, Mary Baskerville-Tucker, and stepfather, Percyell Tucker, in their Richmond home less than a week later, but wasn’t tried in that case. Gray and Dandridge said Ashley Baskerville had served as a lookout for them during the Harvey slayings. Kathryn Harvey was co-owner of a popular Richmond toy store, the World of Mirth, and Bryan Harvey was a guitarist and singer for the rock duo House ...

Gov. Mcauliffe Declines Clemency For Ricky Gray, Who Is Set To Be Executed Wednesday

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Ricky Gray Set To Be Executed For Killing Virginia Family

... Monday, January 16, 2017, 10:50 AM. RICHMOND, Va. — More than 11 years after the brutal murders of a well-known Richmond family, some hope the execution of the man convicted of the killings will close a painful chapter of this community’s history. Ricky Gray is scheduled to be put to death on Jan. 18 for the murders of 9-year-old Stella Harvey and 4-year-old sister, Ruby. The girls and their parents, Bryan and Kathryn Harvey, were found in the basement of their burning home, bound, beaten and stabbed, with their throats cut. Gray also confessed to participating in the killing of Ashley Baskerville, her mother and stepfather less than a week later, but was never tried in that case. *FILE* Kathryn and Bryan Harvey May 17, 1996, file photo, at their store in Richmond, Va. Firefighters found the couple and their two children slain Sunday, Jan 1, 2006, while responding to a blaze at their Richmond home.(AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Alexa Welch Edlund, File). ...

The View From A Cell Near Death Row

... loved ones of the victims and the offenders, their lives continually upended by the crime and its aftermath. Then there’s this paradox: Yes, Ricky Gray committed unspeakable crimes and his own choices brought him to where he is today. Gray deserves punishment. Just as no one wants their family or loved one to ever be the victim of violent crime, it is safe to assume that no one ever wants a family member or loved one to perpetrate a violent crime. For both the families and loved ones of the victims as well as the offender, it is an unenviable emotional rollercoaster. One side demands justice, the other side seeks mercy. Our legal system stands between them and must render a decision that won’t please everyone. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why Lady Justice wears a blindfold; she just doesn’t want to see the mess people make of not only of their victim’s lives, but their own, as well, and the the lives of others who care about them. I know exactly how she feels; the problem is, neither of us can turn away. Jimmy Frost, a web ...

Judge Denies Stay Of Execution For Ricky Javon Gray

... Gray's defense team writes, "Mr. Gray would suffer an enormous hardship if Defendants were to kill him using an unconstitutional method of execution. Defendants do not dispute that.… Perhaps recognizing these facts, Defendants’ principle equitable argument is that Mr. Gray somehow delayed in bringing this action. This argument is misleading: It ignores the nature of Mr. Gray’s claim — that he is challenging the use of compounded midazolam and compounded potassium chloride, about which he only recently learned — and his ongoing efforts to exhaust his administrative remedies.". A Virginia judge on Jan. 10 denied convicted killer Ricky Javon Gray a delay in his execution. Gray, who is scheduled for execution on Jan. 18, filed a motion Dec. 16 asking for the execution to be stayed due to the state's usage of a compounded form of midazolam. Gray's legal team claims that the drug's use violates his Eighth Amendment right to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. Federal Judge Henry E. Hudson disagreed with Gray's evidence and denied the temporary restraining order necessary to stall his ...