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File photo of a death chamber in Texas, where lethal injections are administered. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)

Convicted Houston Cop Killer Set To Die Wednesday

Attorneys for a 37-year-old Texas death row inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution this week for the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer 14 years ago.

2013/05/14

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Convicted Killer Of Mom, Child, Loses Appeal

The state’s highest criminal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling rejecting an appeal for a Fort Worth man sent to death row for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son eight years ago.

2013/05/08

Convicted Killer Of Twin Sisters Loses Appeal

A Houston man sent to death row for the slayings of 16-year-old twin sisters more than 23 years ago has lost an appeal at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

2013/04/02

File photo of the front of the Huntsville Prison unit. (credit: PAUL K. BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas Woman’s Execution First In US Since 2010

A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the first woman put to death in the United States since 2010.

2013/01/28

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Inmate Ordered Retrial In ’80 ‘Waiting Ever Since’

Jerry Hartfield was still a young man when an uncle visited him in prison to tell him that his murder conviction had been overturned and he would get a new trial.

2013/01/03

File photo of gurney used for lethal injections. (credit: Virginia Department of Corrections via Getty Images)

Death Row Inmate With Low IQ Yells ‘Take Me Home Jesus’ Before Execution

A Texas man convicted of killing a police informant two decades ago was executed Tuesday evening.

2012/08/08

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Killer Of Texas Police Snitch Set To Die Tuesday

A Texas death row inmate scheduled to die later Tuesday for the killing of a police informant 20 years ago is hoping the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with his attorneys that he’s too mentally impaired to qualify for execution.

2012/08/07

A condemned Texas man with an IQ of 61 is considered by his attorneys to be unfit for execution. (Photo by Virginia Department of Corrections via Getty Images)

Attorneys: Man’s IQ Too Low For Execution

Attorneys for a convicted killer facing execution want the U.S. Supreme Court to stop this week’s scheduled punishment.

2012/08/06

A lethal injection death chamber in a Texas prison. (credit: David J Sams/GettyImages)

Okla. Death Row Inmate Seeks Hearing On Execution

A lawyer for an Oklahoma death row inmate said Wednesday he has asked a federal judge to require that a backup dose of an anesthetic be readily available if his client’s execution is carried out next month.

2012/07/25

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2 Condemned Texas Killers Lose Appeals

A federal appeals court has refused appeals from two Texas death row inmates, including one condemned for killing a corrections officer 12 years ago while already serving a life sentence for murder.

2011/12/28

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