Category: Steven Staley

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules that death row inmate cannot be forcibly medicated

Post author By Kristin
Post date September 11, 2013

A ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today, September 11, 2013, finds that a state district judge does not have the authority to order Texas death row inmate […]

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Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Stay to Steven Staley

Post author By Kristin
Post date May 14, 2012
2 Comments on Court of Criminal Appeals Grants Stay to Steven Staley

Update as of 5:00 PM on May 14: We just learned that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to Steven Staley. The court did not provide a reason for the reprieve, saying only that “it had determined the execution should be halted “‘pending further order by this court.'”