Capital Murder in Austin, TX
Dependable Texas Lawyer
Keith S. Hampton Attorney at Law represents clients at every level and every stage of criminal law throughout Texas. If you facing serious charges, contact Keith. He has handled death penalty cases, which are among the most complex criminal cases, at every stage – and won.
An Attorney with U.S. Supreme Court Experience
Awards and Honors,
Texas is known for its unforgiving law, and currently holds the highest record for executing prisoners. If you’ve been accused of murder, you need an attorney who has the skills and experience to form a successful and vigorous defense.
Keith S. Hampton Attorney at Law
offers more than 30 years of criminal defense experience and successfully handled many death penalty cases. He has even defended clients in front of the Supreme Court of the United States – and won.
Keith leads Tonya and Kent Whitaker to the Governor’s office to ask for Thomas Whitaker’s death sentence be commuted to life without parole. The Governor agreed and granted a rare commutation.
Saving lives from execution
Keith S. Hampton Attorney at Law is a Zealous Advocate, and has even saved his clients from death row within one year, feats that very few criminal defense attorneys can match:
Thomas Bartlett Whitaker
Was forty minutes from his execution after winning a unanimous recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and a commutation from Governor Greg Abbott. No other lawyer in Texas has won multiple wins from Texas Governors.
Scott Louis Panetti
(Panetti v. Quarterman, 127 S.Ct. 2842 (2007) was tried and sentenced to death but his life was spared because he was mentally ill and did not have the competency to understand why he was going to be executed. This is a famous case that is still being litigated in the courts.
Kenneth Foster
(Foster v. Quarterman, 446 F.3d 359 (5th Cir. 2006) was literally just a few hours from execution when his life was spared by the governor and sentence was commuted to life in prison. Keith S. Hampton Attorney at Law won a commutation to life with a 6-1 vote from the Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor Rick Perry’s commutation.
