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Stay of execution

U.S. Supreme Court stays the execution of Ruben Gutierrez

June 16, 2020June 19, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution, U.S. Supreme Court

Just an hour before he was scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas, Ruben Gutierrez received a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. Gutierrez had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution in order to consider his request to allow a Christian chaplain in the execution chamber, a request that was […]

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Federal judge grants stay of execution to Ruben Gutierrez

June 9, 2020June 12, 2020 Kristin DNA testing, Stay of execution

Update: The Texas Attorney General has appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to overturn the stay. Check back for new developments. Earlier today, a federal district court judge stayed the execution of Ruben Gutierrez, which is scheduled for next Tuesday, June 16. Gutierrez seeks testing of DNA evidence collected at […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Randall Mays

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Kristin intellectual disabilities, Stay of execution

On May 7, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) granted a stay of execution to Randall Mays and remanded his intellectual disability claim to the trial court for a review on the merits. Mays was set to be put to death on May 13, 2020. It was the third execution date he has […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Edward Busby

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution, Tarrant County

On April 27, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) granted a 60-day stay of execution to Edward Busby. Busby was scheduled to be put to death on May 6, 2020 for the 2004 robbery and murder of 77-year-old Laura Lee Crane in Fort Worth. This is the fourth time since mid-March that the […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Fabian Hernandez

April 1, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution

In an order issued on April 1, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals determined that the execution of Fabian Hernandez, which was scheduled for April 23, “should be stayed at the present time.” He was sentenced to death for the murders of his estranged wife, Renee Hernandez, and Arturo Fonseca in El Paso in 2006. […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Tracy Beatty

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution

Today, March 19, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) granted a 60-day stay of execution to Tracy Beatty due to the global pandemic. Beatty was scheduled to be executed on March 25, 2020.  Five years ago, he received a stay from the CCA after his attorneys argued Beatty received deficient legal help at his […]

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays the execution of John Hummel

March 16, 2020 Kristin Stay of execution, Tarrant County

Today, March 16, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“CCA”) granted a 60-day stay of execution “on its own motion” to John Hummel, who was scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The order came about an hour after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously rejected Hummel’s application […]

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Update: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stays execution of Rodney Reed

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Kristin Rodney Reed, Stay of execution, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

Just hours after the the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously recommended a 120-day reprieve for Rodney Reed, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted Reed an indefinite stay of execution.

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Executions in 2021

Scheduled executions in Texas (6)
January 21: 
Blaine Milam – Stay granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on 1/15/21
February 10:
Edward Busby, Jr.
March 4: Ramiro Ibarra
April 20: Ramiro Gonzales
May 19: Quintin Jones
June 30: John Hummel

Federal executions (3)
January 12: Lisa Montgomery
January 14: Corey Johnson
January 15: Dustin Higgs

The federal government put Lisa Montgomery and Corey Johnson to death this week. Appeals in Dustin Higgs’ case are still pending.

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