Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his execution. The Texas Tribune · Oct 5, 2022
Texas Bloodlust Usurps Prosecutorial Discretion John Ramirez will be executed October 5 over the objections of Mark Gonzalez, the Nueces county district attorney. Texas Observer · Oct 3, 2022
Texas judge won’t let prosecutor cancel scheduled execution of John Ramirez Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez said he is ethically opposed to the death penalty, but an employee wrongfully requested the execution date against his wishes. Gonzalez sought to cancel the execution two days later. The Texas Tribune · Jun 21, 2022
Texas prosecutor refuses to impose ‘unethical’ death penalty days after requesting killer’s execution date Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez explains change of heart over execution of man convicted of stabbing store clerk 29 times in 2004 The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022