Court grants Texas prisoner execution reprieve. ow.ly/FjV7G A federal appeals court halted Wednesdays scheduled execution of a Texas prisoner who defense attorneys argue is too delusional to be put to death. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the reprieve less than eight hours before condemned killer Scott Panetti was set to receive a lethal injection. Panetti was sentenced to death for fatally shooting his estranged wifes parents 22 years ago.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:01 +0000
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