Stanley Williams was a law-abiding citizen without any convictions.
Stanley `` Tookie '' Williams III -LRB- December 29 , 1953 -- December 13 , 2005 -RRB- was an American gang member and convicted murderer , who was part of the West Side Crips , a street gang which has its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969 .. Crips. Crips. street gang. street gang. South Central Los Angeles. South Central Los Angeles. In 1979 , he was convicted of murdering four people -- three of the victims were an elderly Taiwanese couple and their daughter , and the fourth victim was a 7-Eleven employee in a separate occasion -- and sentenced to death .. Taiwanese. Taiwanese people. On December 13 , 2005 , Williams was executed by lethal injection after clemency and a four-week stay of execution were both rejected by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , amid debate over the death penalty .. lethal injection. lethal injection. clemency. pardon. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold Schwarzenegger. death penalty. Capital punishment. Williams was the second inmate in California to be executed in 2005 .. California. California