Lawyers said the drugs contributed to an unconstitutionally cruel death, but the Texas attorney general's office appealed to a higher court to get the order lifted. Harris was never charged in the officer’s death. The police also discovered five spent nine millimeter cartridges on both sides of Lockard's car near the rear of the vehicle and a bullet hole in the fence surrounding the deceased's apartment. Relief denied. Harris was perhaps best known for testimony later proven false that sent another man to death row. … Adams was released from prison in 1989. At the punishment phase of Harris’capital murder trial, the State presented evidence of numerous prior offenses committed by Harris, both adjudicated and unadjudicated, including burglaries, assaults, and robberies. Armed with a .38 handgun, Harris broke into the apartment of Mark Mays in Beaumont as Mays and his girlfriend, Roxanne Lockard, slept in a bedroom. Dallas Morning News 04-30-86 Lockhard testified she could not determine who fired first and that she did not see Harris when the gunfire erupted. An autopsy showed that Mays fired his gun at least three times and died from multiple gun shot wounds. "Let's Roll" were the last words a passenger aboard the doomed Flight 93 was heard saying over a cell phone before attacking hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001. A federal judge Tuesday had blocked the lethal injection procedure Texas uses for executions; the 5th U.S. The Chronicle reported in May that at least five Texas inmates, including Harris, had challenged their sentences on grounds that lethal injection causes suffering before death. Years later, while on death row for Mays' murder, he recanted his testimony and attested to Adams' innocence. I'm done, warden," Harris said. Appellant testified he thought the deceased was trying to kill him and was going to shoot him through the open doors of the truck. The second best result is David Harris age 30s in Saint Louis, MO in the Forest Park South East neighborhood. "Sir, in honor of a true American hero, let's roll," David Ray Harris told the warden as he lay strapped to the gurney in the death chamber. By then he also had been booted out of the military and had served time in California for burglary and robbery. "let's roll". Adams, who had no previous criminal record, served 12 years in prison and came within three days of execution in 1979 before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. David is related to Ronda Bates Harris and Lindsay Anne Harris as well as 1 additional person. April 16, 1990 — The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari review. 1837 (1990) (Cert. A man whose false testimony sent an innocent man to death row before the 1988 documentary “The Thin Blue Line” cast doubt on the evidence was executed Wednesday for an unrelated murder. This memorial page is dedicated for family, friends and future generations to … Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling Wednesday afternoon. Harris gained notoriety for implicating Randall Dale Adams, a hitchhiker he had picked up in a stolen car, in the 1976 death of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. He also was convicted of robbery, burglary and two counts of attempted burglary in California where he was sentenced to six and a half years in California prison . Lord Jesus receive my spirit. A double bacon burger with cheese, lettuce, onions, mayo and tomato, onion rings, french fries, one BBQ beef sandwich w/fries and cole slaw, 2 pieces of coffee cake, tea w/lemon, a pitcher of lemonade and two 1/2 pints of milk. 1983). However, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled that decision on Wednesday, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, so Harris' execution proceeded as originally scheduled. Lockard heard gunfire but could not determine who fired the first shot. "Let's Roll" were the words a passenger was heard saying over a cell phone before attacking the hijackers aboard doomed Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Appellant stated he then repeated this sequence. Ex parte Harris, 825 S.W.2d 120 (Tex.Crim.App.,1991) (State Habeas). The day before his scheduled execution, Harris received another stay. Harris' lawyers argued the three-drug combination would "likely cause an excruciatingly painful death" and violate Harris' constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. An autopsy revealed he died from multiple gunshot wounds. Teague, J., dissented. As the court wrote in its opinion on Harris’ direct appeal, “[Harris] was only one witness who committed perjury during Adams’ capital murder trial. After he was hit in the neck and shoulder, he ducked behind the door of his truck and returned fire. But you have to believe the system will eventually work." His final statement was a reference to the words of Todd Beamer, one of the passengers who rose up against the hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, leading to its crash in a Pennsylvania field. Harris gained notoriety for implicating Randall Dale Adams, a hitchhiker he had picked up in a stolen car, in the 1976 death of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. I'm done, warden." The Court of Criminal Appeals held that instruction informing jury that it could consider and give effect to mitigating evidence by declining to impose death penalty was unnecessary. It was later thrown out by the Fifth Circuit Court Appeals. Clinton, J., joined in judgment only. Celebrating the life of David Ray Harris Sr. Be the first to share your favorite memory, photo or story of David. 1989) (Direct Appeal). Lockard, who was unharmed, got out of the truck, saw Mays bent over in front of it, and ran inside the apartment complex to call for help. In November 2001, U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice vacated Harris' death sentence. However, a federal judge had blocked the lethal injection procedure Texas uses for executions. The state appealed the case to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which in November 2002 reversed Judge Justice's decision and reinstated the death sentence. Harris was the prosecution's chief witness at Adams' trial. Adams was released from prison in 1989. Adams was walking along a Dallas street after his car had run out of gas when a teenager, David Ray Harris, came by in a stolen car and offered him … Adams' attorney, Randy Schaffer, asked Harris during a 1988 hearing requesting a new trial. W / M / 24 - 43 He was armed with a .38 caliber revolver. "We're going to continue to consult with the attorney general's office ... and see what would be the appropriate action.". Ex parte Harris, 825 S.W.2d 120 (Tex.Crim.App.,1991) (State Habeas). He also was convicted of robbery, burglary and two counts of attempted burglary in California where he was sentenced to six and a half years in California prison said a Texas Attorney General's Office press release. "I can't think of an easier way to go. June 3, 2004 — Harris filed a FRCP 60(b) motion for relief from judgment in U.S. district court. Harris, who also had an appeal pending that sought a reprieve, gained notoriety for his testimony about the November 1976 slaying of a Dallas police officer that put Randall Dale Adams on death row. Randall Dale Adams was convicted of capital murder in the 1976 death of a Dallas police officer based partially on Harris' testimony that it was Adams who shot the officer. The day before his scheduled execution, Harris received another stay. I don't think getting five bullets in the head is a very humane way to go," said Burkhart. Years later, while on death row for Mays' murder, he recanted his testimony and attested to Adams' innocence. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, but a detailed recitation of the facts is necessary to the disposition of several points of error. Harris, then 16, was arrested while driving the stolen vehicle that was involved in the murder. Adams was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Nov. 18, 2002 — The 5th U.S. Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s grant of relief. Harris was the key witness against Randall Dale Adams, who came close to being executed for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Adams spent 12 years in prison for the shooting death of officer Robert Wood and, in May 1979, came within three days of execution for a crime he insisted he didn't commit. Lord Jesus receive my spirit. After affirmance of capital murder conviction and death sentence, 784 S.W.2d 5, petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed. PRIOR CRIMINAL HISTORY denied). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12464911/david-ray-harris I'm done. April 15, 2004 — Harris filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court challenging Texas execution protocol. Burkhart said she thinks of the ordeal every day. "Randall Adams knew nothing about this offense and was not in the car at the time." Lockard heard gunfire but could not determine who fired the first shot. "This is the appeal du jour," she said. After Harris’ capital murder trial, Adams’conviction was set aside by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals based on its determination that the State had suppressed evidence favorable to Adams, deceived the trial court, and knowingly used perjured testimony to gain his conviction. Date of Execution May 18, 2004 — Harris filed notice of appeal to the 5th U.S. "In honor of a true American hero: Let's roll," Harris said in a brief final statement. Petitioner appealed. He was sentenced to confinement as a result of burglary and thefts he committed while stationed in Germany. "Tomorrow, there won't be any more victims for David Ray Harris." Years later, Harris recanted his trial testimony and attested to Adams' innocence. March 2004 — The state trial court scheduled Harris’ execution for June 30, 2004. Maloney, J., issued dissenting opinion in which Clinton and Baird, JJ., joined. Execution Report: David Harris. She said she would wake up Thursday "knowing there won't be any more victims of David Harris." 323rd murderer executed in Texas since 1976 "At this point, we don't know how we're going to proceed," Texas prisons spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said. He was also found in possession of a deadly weapon while incarcerated in California. The third result is David M Harris age 70s in Bluefield, WV. A 2001 appeals decision reversed Harris' death sentence. Jan. 29, 1992 — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a rehearing. Harris testified he picked up Adams while hitchhiking and that Adams shot Wood when he pulled over their car, which was stolen. However, a forensic pathologist testified that the muzzle of the gun was within 12 to 24 inches when one of the fatal shots was fired. He led Burkhart outside toward his truck, but Mays grabbed a gun and they exchanged shots. "Harris executed for 1985 slaying." Houston Chronicle He said, "Sir, in honor of a true American hero: Let's roll." He awakened the couple, and, armed with a .38-caliber pistol, ordered Mays into a bathroom. Harris awakened them and ordered Mays to lock himself in a hallway bathroom. Teague, J., dissented. Another appeal challenged the drugs Texas prison officials use in lethal injections. He then led Lockard out the back door into his pickup truck. Fearing the deceased might attack him, appellant "used" Lockard to safely get out of the apartment. Date ofBirth Sept. 26, 1985 — Harris was indicted for capital murder in Jefferson County. June 10, 2004 — Harris filed successive state habeas corpus application in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Officer Patrick O'Quinn testified appellant told him he was "looking for a piece" when he entered the deceased's apartment and the deceased "acted crazy" but never threatened him. Lockard testified that she could not tell who fired first, and that she did not see Harris when the gunfire erupted. Harris had also been court-martialed and dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army for a series of burglary and theft offenses. After commission of the alleged offense, appellant requested an interview with Sam Kittrell, Assistant Chief of Police in Vidor. Harris testified, recanting his earlier accusations of Adams. At his trial, Harris testified that Mays fired the first shots. Aug. 31, 1998 — Judge Justice conducts second evidentiary hearing. According to court records, Harris, then 24, broke into Mays' Beaumont apartment before dawn Sept. 1, 1985. Harris added, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit. On 1 September 1985, Mark Mays, 30, and his girlfriend, Roxanne Lockard, 26, were asleep in Mays' apartment. V.T.C.A. Randall Dale Adams (December 17, 1948 – October 30, 2010 ) was an American who was wrongfully convicted of the November 28, 1976 murder of Dallas, Texas police officer Robert W. Wood and sentenced to death. She got out of the truck and did not see appellant, but she did notice the deceased behind her car, partially bent over like "he was throwing up." A summary of the evidence presented at trial follows. The Chronicle reported in May that at least five Texas inmates, including Harris, had challenged their sentences on grounds that lethal injection causes suffering before death. Denton Record-Chronicle They have also lived in Mooresville, NC and Bluefield, VA. David is related to Cameron Harris and William D Harris as well as 3 additional people. Justice ruled that the jury was inadequately instructed to consider whether Harris was provoked to shoot Mays in self-defense. April 30, 2004 — Judge Gilmore dismisses Harris’ complaint. 10-19-60 Mays' former girlfriend, Roxanne Burkhart, who credits him with enabling her to escape, witnessed the execution with Mays' sister, Melissa Mays Davis. (AP July 1, 2004), After exhausting all appeal options Wednesday, a Texas inmate whose false testimony sent an innocent man to death row for a 1976 murder was executed for an unrelated slaying. It was uncertain what effect the order would have on Wednesday night's execution. Lawyers said the drugs contributed to an unconstitutionally cruel death, but the Texas attorney general's office appealed to a higher court to get the order lifted. A jury found Harris guilty of capital murder in April 1986 and sentenced him to death. "Randall Adams knew nothing about this offense and was not in the car at the time." Harris had previous felony convictions in California for robbery, burglary, larceny, and other crimes. Before dawn, Harris, then 24, broke into the apartment and entered the bedroom. Harris was also court martialed and dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army. His final statement was a reference to the words of Todd Beamer, one of the passengers who rose up against the hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, leading to its crash in a Pennsylvania field. Lockard testified appellant looked directly into her face when they got in the truck. The State also presented evidence concerning Harris’ involvement in the 1976 murder of a Dallas police officer, for which Randall Dale Adams was convicted and sentenced to death. A U.S. district judge issued the stay so that Harris could file a lawsuit alleging that death by lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. By April 1992, Harris' state appeals were exhausted, and he began pursuing his federal appeals. "In honor of a true American hero: Let's roll," Harris said in a brief final statement. He died on June 30, 2004 in Huntsville, Texas. He did smile and nod at several friends and relatives, including his father, who was among those watching through an adjacent window. Harris has never been charged in the officer's death. Lethal Injection Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). She said she would wake up Thursday "knowing there won't be any more victims of David Harris." However, Harris accused Randall Dale Adams, a hitchhiker who he had met and given a ride earlier that day. Harris was the prosecution's chief witness at Adams' trial. Sept. 12, 1990 — Harris filed a state habeas corpus application. However, Harris accused Randall Dale Adams, a hitchhiker who he had met and given a ride earlier that day. Dec. 18, 1991 — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied habeas corpus relief. Lockard testified at trial that after hearing gunfire, she got out of the truck and saw Mays in front of the vehicle, partially bent over. Dianne Clements, president of the local victims' advocacy group Justice for All, said Harris' appeal contending that lethal injection is cruel and unusual was part of a recent trend. "How do you get through it? He was executed for the murder of Mark Mays in 1985, but he is most infamous for the murder of a Dallas police officer Robert Wood in … "Let's roll" were the words spoken on 11 September 2001 by a passenger on Flight 93 before attacking the men who hijacked that flight. Mays escaped from the bathroom and came out of the apartment. Adams was released from prison in 1989. He later testified he had lied about Adams’ involvement, though he stopped short of saying he committed the murder himself. According to appellant, the deceased then shot him again, hitting him in the shoulder. In 1988, director Errol Morris made the "The Thin Blue Line," making the case that Harris, not Adams, was guilty. He was the 10th Texas inmate executed this year. Appellant testified that he did not recall if Lockard ever got into his truck, because as he opened the door on the driver's side he heard a loud noise and felt something hit him in the neck. Adams was released from prison in 1989. After taking a deep breath, he gasped three times in the following seconds as the lethal drugs began taking effect. Harris v. Dretke, 2004 WL 1427042 (5th Cir.2004) (Sec. Harris may have been better known for his testimony that put an innocent man, Randall Dale Adams, on death row for the 1976 slaying of a Dallas police officer. Harris testified he picked up Adams while hitchhiking and that Adams shot Wood when he pulled over their car, which was stolen. The state filed an appeal of that ruling. They lost appeals in lower courts before the U.S. Supreme Court made its decision in the Alabama case. "Sir, in honor of a true American hero, 'let's roll,"' he said before receiving a lethal injection. His punishment, while not stopped, was thrown into uncertainty by a temporary restraining order from U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa Gilmore. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling Wednesday afternoon. It was uncertain what effect the order would have on Wednesday night's execution. Harris was convicted of capital murder by a Jefferson County jury in April 1986. Appellant told Kittrell what happened in Beaumont and directed authorities to the site where he disposed of the weapon, which had been stolen from a Beaumont resident earlier the night of the alleged offense. Harris claimed Mays fired first and hit him in the neck and shoulder before he ducked behind the door of his truck. Harris' lawyers argued that the three-drug combination would "likely cause an excruciatingly painful death" and violate Harris' constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. Harris, 43, quoted the last words of a passenger on one of the jets hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, in his final statement. June 4, 2004 — Fifth Circuit expedites appeal and issues briefing schedule; appeal remains pending. Harris implicated Adams when questioned by authorities. She arrived in Beaumont on Friday night, August 30, 1985. U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore in Houston issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday against the injection procedure. However, a forensic pathologist testified that the evidence indicates the muzzle of the gun was within twelve to twenty-four inches of Mays’ body when one of the fatal shots was fired. In 1976, Dallas police officer Robert Wood was shot and killed during a traffic stop. The Court of Criminal Appeals, Miller, J., held that: (1) defendant was not entitled to jury charge on voluntary manslaughter; (2) evidence was sufficient to support finding that defendant's conduct in killing victim was unreasonable in response to provocation by victim; (3) prosecutor's statements during closing argument were not improper; and (4) denying defendant's motions to challenge various prospective jurors for cause was not abuse of discretion. He filed unsuccessful appeals every year until his execution Wednesday. State "Sir, in honor of a true American hero: Let's roll," David Ray Harris said when asked if he had a final statement. David Ray Harris, 43, was sentenced to death for a 1985 shootout that killed Mark Mays after Harris tried to abduct the victim's girlfriend. The U.S. Supreme Court in May ruled in a rare 9-0 vote for a death penalty case that an Alabama killer could challenge his scheduled execution by injection. Harris got into his truck and drove away. Harris, a bricklayer from Vidor, was put to death one day after receiving a delay from a Houston judge because of his appeal claiming that one of the chemicals used in lethal injections causes intense pain. When Harris was 16, he had bragged to friends about killing a Dallas officer. He was also found in possession of a deadly weapon while incarcerated in California. He later testified he had lied about Adams' involvement, though he stopped short of saying he committed the murder himself. Adams, who had no previous criminal record, served 12 years in prison and came within three days of execution in 1979 before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He testified that after Mays stopped shooting, he ran in front of the truck, saw Mays on his hands and knees, and shot him one last time. March 2004 — The state trial court scheduled Harris’ execution for June 30, 2004. Dec. 16, 2002 — The 5th Circuit Court denied a panel rehearing and rehearing en banc. The following day, after the deceased got home from work, Lockard and the deceased sat at the pool, drank champagne, and celebrated Lockard's purchase of a new car. Harris implicated Adams when questioned by authorities. In 1986, David Ray Harris was sentenced to die for the capital murder of Mark Mays in Beaumont in 1985. The case was detailed in The Thin Blue Line, a 1988 documentary film that portrayed Adams as wrongly convicted. Fearing the deceased might attack him, appellant "used" Lockard to safely get out of the apartment. Harris, armed with a .38 caliber revolver, awakened them and ordered Mays to lock himself in a hallway bathroom. Adams, who had no previous criminal record, served 12 years in prison and came within three days of execution in 1979 before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. After taking a deep breath, he gasped three times in the following seconds as the lethal drugs began taking effect. Both men fired five shots. He later testified he had lied about Adams' involvement, though he stopped short of saying he committed the murder himself. I'm done, warden.". See David Ray Harris's age, phone number, house address, email address, social media accounts, public records, and check for criminal records on Spokeo. Mays was fatally wounded but Burkhart escaped. The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty issued statements opposing the execution because testimony about Harris' abusive childhood and family background were not presented to the jury at trial. "No, he did not," Harris replied. I'm done, warden," Harris then said. Harris, 43, was executed Wednesday night after a flurry of appeals tried to keep him from the Texas death chamber for a 1985 slaying during a break-in and attempted abduction in Beaumont. Harris was arrested four days later. She arrived in Beaumont on Friday night, August 30, 1985. However, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled that decision on Wednesday, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, so Harris' execution proceeded as originally scheduled. It was later thrown out by the Fifth Circuit Court Appeals. A documentary film, The Thin Blue Line, presented new evidence about the investigation of Wood's murder and Adams' trial. Lockard escaped unharmed. TX HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A man whose false testimony sent an innocent man to death row before the 1988 documentary "The Thin Blue Line" cast doubt on the evidence was executed Wednesday for an unrelated murder. The following day, after the deceased got home from work, Lockard and the deceased sat at the pool, drank champagne, and celebrated Lockard's purchase of a new car. Harris, a bricklayer from Vidor, was put to death one day after receiving a delay from a Houston judge because of his appeal claiming that one of the chemicals used in lethal injections causes intense pain. HUNTSVILLE, Texas June 30, 2004 — A man whose false testimony sent an innocent man to death row before the 1988 documentary "The Thin Blue Line" cast doubt on the evidence faced execution Wednesday for an unrelated murder. The Texas Court of Criminal appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence in April 1989. Petitioner appealed. (No information was available on the prior relationship between Harris and his victims.) “Let’s Roll” were the words a passenger was heard saying over a cell phone before attacking the hijackers aboard doomed Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Police found Mays lying in a pool of blood with his gun underneath him. Nov. 26, 1989 — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a rehearing. An autopsy revealed the deceased died from multiple gunshot wounds, two of which were fatal. Victim(s)(Race/Sex/Age at Murder) Inside the apartment, the deceased acted "jumpy" as appellant told him to lock himself in the bathroom, and, in fact, the deceased came out of the bathroom two or three times wanting to talk with appellant, but appellant flatly refused. Implicated hitchhikerHarris gained notoriety for implicating Randall Dale Adams, a hitchhiker he had picked up in a stolen car, in the 1976 death of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Both men exchanged fire. With his eyes closed, he took a deep breath and gasped as the lethal drugs took effect. Appellant testified at guilt/innocence that the screwdriver belonged to him but he did not pry open the door with it because the door was unlocked. "Sir, in honor of a true American hero: Let's roll," David Ray Harris said when asked if he had a final statement. 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