Texas Inmate Executed; Supreme Court Rejected Bid For Delay
A 46-year-old death row inmate argued his previous lawyers were incompetent — one of them had been disbarred. But courts denied his motion to halt the execution.
by Chris Benderev
Jul 27, 2017
1 minute
Texas has executed its fifth prisoner this year by lethal injection after failed appeals, including one at the last-minute to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawyers representing the inmate, 46-year-old TaiChin Preyor of Texas who was convicted
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