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Texas 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood gets rare stay of execution: What to know

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.

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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction

Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals court said critical evidence was withheld.

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.

Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing

The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.

The Texas Tribune · 3d

Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.

'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.

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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

Texas lawmakers are pushing more than 100 bills to clamp down on crime, threatening to overcrowd the state’s jails and ...

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Frustration grows as convicted 'Desert Killer" David Wood granted stay of execution

Frustration grows for the mother of one of the victims found in a Northeast El Paso desert as the man convicted in the slayings avoided execution.

25-year sentence for Delivery of a Controlled Substance among those handed down in district court

The office of District Attorney Micheal Murray issued the following press release regarding felony cases recently heard in ...

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'Armed and dangerous': Police seek 2 men in killing of Texas rapper G$ Lil Ronnie, daughter

The Texas Rangers and Forest Hill police are looking for two men wanted in connection with the murders of rapper G$ Lil ...

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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards

After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual ...

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Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice Department

The speech functioned as victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that ...

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