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Gayland Charles Bradford

Executed June 1, 2011 06:25 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas



Crime:

Bradford entered a Dallas grocery store with accomplice Vandron Seymore. Bradford pulled a pistol from his waistband and shot security guard Brian Williams in the back. Next, he turned the gun toward a clerk, who ran behind some displays. He then fired three more times at Williams. Bradford was attempting to open the cash register when he yelled at Seymore to take Williams' money. Seymore took seven dollars and some personal items from Williams. They then left the store together. Bradford's girlfriend testified that just before the killing, Bradford showed her a gun and said he was leaving their apartment to "make some money". When Bradford was arrested, police found three guns, crack cocaine, and marijuana in his home. He gave police a voluntary statement, and at trial testified that he went to the store with the intent of committing a robbery. He said that his gun went off unintentionally, however, and then he kept shooting at Williams in self-defense, because Williams was reaching for a gun. The prosecution's main evidence was the recording of the shooting and robbery made by the store's security camera, which showed Bradford shooting Williams in the back without warning. At the time of the murder, Bradford was on parole for a robbery conviction two years earlier.

Citations:

Bradford v. State, 873 S.W.2d 15 (Tex.Crim.App. 1993). (Direct Appeal) (Reversed)
Bradford v. Cockrell, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2002 WL 32158719 (N.D.Tex. 2002). (Habeas)

Final/Special Meal:

Chicken with jalapenos, peanut butter cake, butter rolls, two steak and cheese omelets, hash browns and ketchup, and a root beer soda.

Last Words:

Bradford looked towards Noel Martin and spoke to his only personal witness and friend. There was no family present on Bradford’s behalf.“[Noel], I love you, man. You have been there for me, through thick and thin. I am at peace. We have no more worries, just as I have no more worries for the victim’s family. May you be at peace, also.”

[chefbob09]

just a question here, does the State pay for the last meal or does the inmate or his family pay for it

[.408Cheytac]

Originally Posted by chefbob09 ↗

just a question here, does the State pay for the last meal or does the inmate or his family pay for it

State

[souris]

nice thread

[Timmyboy188]

Originally Posted by mrh2008 ↗

He was supposed to be executed at 10 AM but was granted a stay on his execution due to a switch in execution drugs. His lawyer filled an appeal for cruel and unusual punishment. It took a judge only 40 minutes to decide that he was in fact going to die on the same day. Judge reportedly said something to the effect of "Cruel and unusual punishment is making the victims family go one more day without justice being served." or something like that.

You're damn right, AZ will fuck your shit up!

[MattyD]

Originally Posted by variable ↗

Johnnie Roy Baston

Executed March 10, 2011 10:30 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio

Says the victim's family wanted him to live and goes on to apologise to everyone else under the sun but not a word to the victim's family. What a ******.

[ladypilgrim]

Originally Posted by MattyD ↗

Says the victim's family wanted him to live and goes on to apologise to everyone else under the sun but not a word to the victim's family. What a ******.

Well said.

[soonerpimp]

Fantastic thread Variable!!! Keep 'em coming!

[luton loyal]

[Pictureme]

Great thread.