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Texas court halts execution of inmate after questions raised on testimony
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday halted the planned execution next month of a death row inmate whose lawyers argued he was sentenced to death based on tainted testimony from major witnesses.
The court stayed th29e Nov. 3 execution of Julius Murphy, without elaborating on its decision. Murphy, 36, was convicted in 1998 of fatally shooting Jason Erie in the head during a 1997 robbery.
Lawyers for Murphy asked the court last month to put the execution on hold, saying they had new evidence that pointed to evidence that prosecutors forced false testimony.
"Mr. Murphy's conviction and death sentence were procured through prosecutorial misconduct," said Catherine Stetson, a lawyer for Murphy.
The court stayed th29e Nov. 3 execution of Julius Murphy, without elaborating on its decision. Murphy, 36, was convicted in 1998 of fatally shooting Jason Erie in the head during a 1997 robbery.
Lawyers for Murphy asked the court last month to put the execution on hold, saying they had new evidence that pointed to evidence that prosecutors forced false testimony.
"Mr. Murphy's conviction and death sentence were procured through prosecutorial misconduct," said Catherine Stetson, a lawyer for Murphy.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/texas-court-halts-execution-of-inmate-after-questions-raised-on-testimony/ar-AAfnGR8?li=BBgzzfc&ocid=iehp
Really? Prosecutors using tainted or coerced evidence/confessions?
Say it ain't so?
529 executions since 1976
Makes one wonder how many of those executed were actually innocent?
