Governor Commutes Sentence in Texas

New York Times by Ralph Blumenthal | Aug. 31, 2007 (News Report)

Hours before his scheduled execution as a disputed accomplice in a 1996 murder, Kenneth Foster won a rare commutation to life in prison on Thursday after Gov. Rick Perry followed the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and granted a death row reprieve. Full Story »

Posted by Julian Friedland

See All Reviews »

View

Review

Kaizar Campwala
3.2
 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Decent reporting. We don't get a sense of what Texans feel about the accomplice law that put Foster on death row, nor do we get a sense of whether the Texas legislature is likely to abolish the law.

See All Reviews »

Kaizar's Rating

Overall
3.2

Average
from 12 answers
Quality
3.0
Facts
4.0
Fairness
3.0
Information
3.0
Sourcing
4.0
Style
3.0
Balance
2.0
Context
2.0
Popularity
4.0
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
5.0
More How our ratings work »