路易斯安那州州长拒绝为死刑犯韦辛格减刑 联邦法官驳回其暂缓执行请求
据《什里夫波特-波西尔倡导报》报道，路易斯安那州死刑犯托德·韦辛格（Todd Wessinger）争取避免执行的努力本周受挫：联邦法官驳回了其重新审议判决的请求，州长杰夫·兰德里（Jeff Landry）亦表示不会考虑为其减刑。韦辛格因1995年在巴吞鲁日杀害两名前餐厅同事被定罪。
韦辛格的律师本周一向州赦免委员会提出申请，请求建议州长将其刑期改为终身监禁、不得假释。兰德里周二在社交平台发文表示，韦辛格不会获得减刑，并称州政府坚定与受害者及其家属站在一起。
同日，美国路易斯安那中区联邦地区法官约翰·德格拉韦尔（John deGravelles）驳回韦辛格暂缓执行的请求，拒绝其原审律师辩护无效的主张；此前第五巡回上诉法院已推翻一项对韦辛格有利的裁定。其律师团队还就2014年的一次脑部扫描结果在州法院申请重新量刑听证，该扫描称其幼年中风影响了决策与冲动控制相关脑区。联邦公共辩护律师克里斯蒂·吉本斯（Christie Gibbens）表示，律师团队将继续寻求法律救济。
（来源：《什里夫波特-波西尔倡导报》报道）
Louisiana Governor Refuses Clemency for Death Row Inmate Wessinger; Federal Judge Denies Stay Request
A Louisiana death row inmate's path to avoiding execution narrowed this week as a federal judge denied a request to reconsider his sentence and Governor Jeff Landry said he would not consider clemency, according to the Shreveport-Bossier Advocate. Todd Wessinger was convicted of killing two former restaurant coworkers in Baton Rouge in 1995.
Wessinger's attorneys filed a request on Monday with the state Board of Pardons to recommend that the governor amend his sentence to life without parole. Landry wrote on Tuesday that there will be no clemency for Wessinger and that the state stands with the victims and their families.
Also on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John deGravelles of the Middle District of Louisiana denied Wessinger's plea to halt his execution, rejecting an ineffective-counsel argument, after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling in Wessinger's favor. His attorneys have also requested a new penalty phase in state court based on a 2014 brain scan they say shows a childhood stroke affecting decision-making and impulse control. Federal public defender Christie Gibbens said the legal team will keep seeking remedies.
(Source: Reporting by the Shreveport-Bossier Advocate)
来源：《什里夫波特-波西尔倡导报》
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