Bower, Lester Leroy, Jr. ( 2015 )

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Brad Livingston Executive Director June 8,2015 The Honorable Kelly Ashmore Grayson County District Clerk 100 W. Houston Sherman, Texas 75090 RE: LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR. TDCJ #764 Dear District Clerk: Enclosed is the Return of the Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division, of the Death Warrant pertaining to LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR., issued in the District Court of Grayson County 15th Judicial District of Texas, on March 25, 2015, which was carried out on June 3,2015. Also enclosed is the Certificate withthe director's statement of compliance with the command of the warrant. The certificate also indicates the disposition of the remains as required by Article 43.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Sincerely, Caddin i4ju?&* CarlaM. Willis Deputy General Counsel OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL cc: The Honorable Gregg Abbott, Governor BEGESWL .. . GOUf\T OF CRIMINAL AFPSAli The Honorable Ken Paxton, Attorney General .. |M 1e ^me Louise Pearson, Clerk, Court ofCriminal Appeals JUN L° KellyEnloe, Chairman, Classification & Records, TDCJ 4belAcosts,Cte CW/cf Attach • Our mission is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society, and assist victims ofcrime. Office of the General Counsel Sharon Felfe Howell, General Counsel - sharon.howeII@tdcj.texas.gov P.O. Box 13084 Capitol Station pQ Box 4004 Austin, Texas 78711-3084 Huntsville, Texas 77342-4004 RETURN OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Came to hand, the 10th day of May, 1984 and executed the 3rd day of June, 2015 by the death of LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR. DISPOSITION OF BODY: DATE: CV," "OlS TIME: 1p '» SCg> p/w William Stephens, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the Death Warrant in the case of The State of Texas vs. LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR. issued in the District Court of Grayson County 15th Judicial District of Texas, on March 25,2015 and was executed according to the laws ofthe State ofTexas on June 3,2015. The death ofLESTER LEROY BOWER, JR. was causedbyintravenous injectionoflethalsubstances at the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division at In': 3la p.m. on June 3,2015. The body ofthe deceased was given into the custody of Carnes Funeral Home agent for the requesting relative. This Certificate and Return of Warrant (enclosed) is in compliance with Article 43.23 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. William StepAdns, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME this the 3rd dayof May 2015. CONNIE E. * WEIGH * Nolary Public. State of Texas * A -. Pi \ „ . D \r\ My Commission Expires * V. jQWQ A 0 ^ L^, ^XXJ^ JU C/l 11-06-2017 \tot»ty "without Bond ***** NOTARY PUBLIC, Walker County, Texas My Commission expires: \\- Q{e?~2jQ\ "7 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRAYSON COUNTY 15th JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS THE STATE OF TEXAS 033426, 033427, 033428 & 033429 LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR. ORDER SETTING EXECUTION This Court, having received the order denying habeas corpus relief in the above styled and numbered cause and the order denying writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Defendant, LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR., having been sentenced to death in the presence of Defendant's attorneys, and on the 7th day of May, 1984, in Cause Numbers 033426, 033427, 033428 and 033429 in the 15th District Court of Grayson County, Texas in accordance with the findings of the jury and the judgment in said cause adjudging said defendant guilty of capital murder; and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers AP-69,333, AP-69, 334, AP-69,335 and AP-69,336 having affirmed said conviction with the mandates being returned to said 15th District Court on June 8, 1989; and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers AP-70,995, AP-70,996, AP-70,997 and AP-70,998 having denied habeas corpus relief with the mandates being returned to said 15th District Court on February 14, 1992; and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers WR- 21,005-2, WR-21,005-3, WR-21,005-4 and WR-21,005-5 having denied habeas co^s/% relief June 11, 2014; and the Supreme Court of the United States having de^e^ypt-of--..^ ^ ?*,*/> - J2 STATE OFTEXAS S)VrY OF GRAYSON dfor G«ysonCou^T*^ DEATH WARRANT THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, AND TO THE SHERIFF OF GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS: WHEREAS on the 7™ day of May, 1984, the defendant, LESTER LEROY BOWER, JR., was duly sentenced to death in Cause Numbers 033426, 033427, 033428 and 033429 in the 15th District Court of Grayson County, Texas in accordance with the findings of the jury and the judgment in said cause adjudging said defendant guilty of capital murder; and WHEREAS the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers AP-69,333, AP-69, 334, AP-69,335 and AP-69,336 affirmed said conviction with the mandates being returned to said 15th District Court on June 8, 1989; and WHEREAS the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers AP-70,995, AP-70,996, AP-70,997 and AP-70,998 denied habeas corpus relief with the mandates being returned to said 15th District Court on February 14, 1992; WHEREAS the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in cause numbers WR-21,005- 2, WR-21,005-3, WR-21,005-4 and WR-21,005-5 denied habeas corpus relief on June 11, 2014; and WHEREAS the Supreme Court of the United States has denied writ of certiorari on March 23, 2015 and lifting the stay of execution granted on February 5, 2015; NOW THEREFORE The Sheriff of Grayson County, Texas is hereby commanded to deliver this warrant to the director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division, for the purpose of executing this warrant; and The Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, at Huntsville, Texas, is hereby commanded to execute the said sentence of death at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, at any time after the hour Of 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of JUNE, 2015, by causing a substance or substances in a lethal quantity to be intravenously injected into the body of the defendant, LESTER - LEROY BOWER, JR., sufficient to cause death, and until the defendant is dead, obeying all laws of the State of Texas with reference to such execution. The Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division, shall make due return on this warrant to the Clerk of this Court. This sentence was passed as provided by law. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL ofthe 15th District Court of Grayson, County, Texas, as my office in the City of Sherman, Texas, this the ££& of Marrjh.. 20JJ>__. ^\\miiii///% #VCTC *cov*fi^ OFFICER'S RETURN A day of The Sheriff of Grayson County, Texas received this writ oh the J*£ $*k „•, 20>4,at _—-.- -• .".. . and executed the same by delivering two copies of this warrant to the Director df the Correctional Institutiohs Division dfthe Texas Department of Criminal Justice oh the \ ' of •2®i* and by taking his; receipt tor thisyvarram which is hereto attached, dd here and how make my return on this writ this JL_ day of ftb^ N COUNTY, TEXAS RETURN OF DIRECTOR TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE - INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION Came to hand the r* day Qf^lpA/l 2oJf± ,and said Death Warrant parried out by executing said defendant, LESTER A.D., LEROY BOWER, JR., on the / ^~ day of. - 20J2_, DIRECTOR,{JEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE -rdNSTiTUTIO DIVIS,0N Z^cMmA