The Death Of Texas By Jonathan Earle - 852 Words

Was Jonathan Wayne Nobles rehabilitated? We will never know. Steve Earle wrote â€Å"A Death in Texas†. Earle was a country musician who also spent time in prison; he was incarcerated for drug charges. Earle was rehabilitated and released to join society again. Earle exchanged letters with convicted murderer Jonathan Wayne Nobles for ten years. He finally met Nobles for the first time just a month before Nobles was put to death by lethal injection. Jonathan Wayne Nobles was a power-seeking, manipulating narcissist, who broke into a home and stabbed to death two young ladies and attempting to kill a young man, stabbing him 19 times. The prosecutors had an easy conviction; Nobles confessed to the murders. Nobles start in life was difficult†¦show more content†¦Somehow, he pulls it off. That s my daughter s phone number in California. My sister read it to me over the phone last night. They re going to strip search me and I can t take anything to the Walls and I m afraid I ll forget it. Give it to Father Walsh. Then I ll have it when I make my last phone calls. Knowing that it was illegal, Earle still took the paper. Considering, Nobles could recite a long list of scriptures from the book of Corinthians and could remember them word for word, he could have retained his daughter’s phone number. He also wanted to be buried in Oxford, England, so he was trying to talk Pam Thomas, one of his pen pals, to get permission from a landowner in England to let him be buried there. Who likes a narcissist? Narcissism is a strong sense of self-importance. Narcissists are arrogant, have low empathy, the want of leadership and authority, self-admiration, and a tendency to exploit or manipulate others. Nobles were these and more. Jonathan Wayne Nobles benefited from acting like he was rehabilitated. He wanted people to treat him better and with respect, so, consequently acting as if he was rehabilitated helped him receive better treatment. Nobles could move around the prison and not be held in his cell all day. He became friends with the Catholic clergy, and later he became a lay member of the order. At that time, he became a minister to his fellowShow MoreRelatedThe Case Of Jonathan Wayne Nobles1213 Words   |  5 Pagesthe rehabilitation of the perpetrator in order to attain a semblance of justice. Obviously, this is no easy task; as the unfortunate case of Jonathan Wayne Nobles illustrates, it often proves impossible. On the night of September 13, 1986, Jonathan Wayne Nobles, 25, while under the influence of alcohol, speed, marihuana, and cocaine, broke in to an Austin Texas residence wielding a large knife. Nobles, a drug addict at the time, repeatedly stabbed and consequently brutally killed Mitzi Johnson-NalleyRead MoreDo We Really Know?1040 Words   |  5 PagesDo We Really Know? Within the writing of Steve Earle’s, A Death in Texas, he tells a shorthand story about the prisoner Jonathan Wayne Nobles, and his journey of prison before the death penalty. The question asked when reading this is, â€Å"Was Jon Nobles actually rehabilitated?† Steve Earle thought that Nobles was rehabilitated and didn’t deserve the penalty he received, but I respectively disagree. There are many reasons that contribute to my thought that he was not rehabilitated. One is the buildupRead MoreJohnathan Wayne Nobles Was Not Rehabilitated. Johnathan927 Words   |  4 PagesSeptember 1986 for the death of Mitzi Johnson-Nally, age 21 and Kelly Farquhar, age 24. According to Murderpedia, Nobles had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he broke into the house of Mitzi Johnson and stabbed her and Kelly Farquhar with a knife(Blanco). Mitzi date 30 year old Ronald Ross was also injured in the attack. Nobles was on parole at the time of the murders for theft of property, which he served a three year sentence. Nobles was sentenced to death by lethal injection onRead MoreSolution Manual, Test Bank and Instructor Manuals34836 Words   |  140 PagesReeve,Carl S. Warren,Jonathan Duchac(SM) Accounting Using Excel ® for Success, 2nd Edition_James Reeve,Carl S. Warren,Jonathan Duchac (SM+IM) Accounting What the Numbers Mean, 8e_David H. Marshall,Wayne W. McManus,Daniel F. Viele (SM+TB) Accounting, 22nd Edition_Carl S. Warren,James M. Reeve,Jonathan Duchac (SM) Accounting, 23rd Edition_Carl S. Warren,James M. Reeve,Jonathan Duchac (SM+TB+Other resources) Accounting, 24th Edition_Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac (SM+TB) Accounting