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Judi Lynn

(160,526 posts) Fri Aug 19, 2016, 10:23 PM Aug 2016

Texas court halts execution of man who didn't pull trigger

Source: Associated Press

Texas court halts execution of man who didn't pull trigger

Paul J. Weber and Terry Wallace, Associated Press

Updated 7:21 pm, Friday, August 19, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A court on Friday halted the execution of a Texas man who was scheduled to die for a fatal 1996 robbery in which he wasn't the person who pulled the trigger.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 7-2 to put Jeffery Wood's execution on hold. Wood, 43, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday.

The case has drawn highly unusual opposition from Republican lawmakers. It has captured attention across the U.S. over his culpability in the shooting of a convenience store clerk, Wood's mental competence and criticism surrounding his original trial.

In a two-page opinion, the appeals court ruled 7-2 that the death sentence was based on false testimony and false scientific evidence.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Unusual-GOP-pushback-grows-against-scheduled-9173339.php

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Texas court halts execution of man who didn't pull trigger (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2016 OP

This is VERY UNUSUAL for Texas! napi21 Aug 2016 #1

I was thinking the same thing. SheriffBob Aug 2016 #2

It is going purple awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #8

I am one of those weird liberals who doesn't oppose the death penalty. Lunabell Aug 2016 #3

I'm not always opposed but the standard needs to be WAY higher considering how often we get it wrong LeftRant Aug 2016 #4

It seems like a small, but significant, step forward. Aristus Aug 2016 #5

Shocked, surprised, pleased! marble falls Aug 2016 #6

The death penalty is anti-science. bananas Aug 2016 #7

While I'm against the death penalty and definitely glad this guy won't be murdered NWCorona Aug 2016 #9

napi21

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1. This is VERY UNUSUAL for Texas!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 11:37 PM

Aug 2016

I'd like to think the court was actually becoming rational but I lived in TX. for 8 years and I can't believe they're going to change without a BIG kick in the ass from maybe the justice dept.