Clear & Convincing - State of Texas v. Christopher Anthony Young

On November 21, 2004, Christopher Anthony Young entered the convenience store/dry cleaner of "Hash" Patel.  Video and audio surveillance captured Young, armed with a silver pistol, as he attempted to rob Patel, shooting multiple times when Patel didn’t move fast enough.  When the store’s alarm was triggered by Patel, Young left the store in a vehicle he’d stolen from a woman he sexually assaulted in front of her three children approximately an hour before Patel’s murder.   Young was convicted and sentenced to death.  His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal and his state and federal post-conviction challenges were unsuccessful.  Young’s appeal for clemency, although supported by Mitesh Patel, the victim’s son, was denied and he was executed by the State of Texas on July 17, 2018.  Young was the eighth person executed in Texas this year.  Join Lisa O’Brien and Michael Carnahan on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. Central as we discuss Young’s case, the issues he raised to challenge his conviction and sentence and the allegations of racial bias made after his bid for clemency was denied by the Texas Board of Pardon and Parole.  We’re a live show and calls are always welcome at (347) 989-1171.