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Andrew Lee Jones (c. 1955 – July 22, 1991) was an American executed for murder. He was tried, convicted, and executed in the electric chair in Louisiana for the murder of Tumekica Jackson. He was the last inmate to die in Louisiana's infamous electric chair, "Gruesome Gertie".
Great New Orleans Fire (1788): map showing area in flames, behind Plaza de Armas (Jackson Square) to Burgundy Street. The Great New Orleans Fire (1788) (Spanish: Gran Incendio de Nueva Orleans, French: Grand incendie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) was a fire that destroyed 856 of the 1,100 structures in New Orleans, Louisiana (New Spain), on March 21, 1788, spanning the south central Vieux Carré ...
The 1940 Louisiana legislature changed the method of execution, making execution by electrocution effective from June 1, 1941. Louisiana's electric chair did not have a permanent home at first, and was taken from parish to parish to perform the executions. The electrocution would usually be carried out in the courthouse or jail of the parish ...
Map drawn three days after the fire showing the extent of damage. 1770 map of New Orleans; Square marked behind Parade is now Jackson Square. The Great New Orleans Fire (1794) was a major fire that destroyed 212 structures in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 8, 1794, in the area now known as the French Quarter from Burgundy to Chartres Street, adjacent to the Mississippi River.
Gerald James Bordelon – Executed in 2010 (last execution in Louisiana) [178] John A. Brown, Jr. – Executed in 1997 [178] Jimmy L. Glass – Executed in 1987 [178] Antonio G. James – Executed in 1996 [178] Andrew Lee Jones – Executed in 1991 (last execution via electric chair in Louisiana) [178] Leslie Lowenfield – Executed in 1998 [178]
We find no double jeopardy here which can be said to amount to a denial of federal due process in the proposed execution. (Citations omitted). Dissenting, however, Justice Harold Burton (joined by Justices William O. Douglas , Frank Murphy , and Wiley Rutledge ) argued,
By RYAN GORMAN An ISIS-offshoot based in Algeria has executed a French hostage after previously threatening to kill him over France's participation in airstrikes over Iraq. Herve Gourdel, 55, was ...
Antonio G. James (c. 1954 – March 1, 1996) was an American murderer.He was tried and executed in Louisiana for the murder of Henry Silver. James claims to have not been the murderer in the event and held that conviction to his death.