Texas court issues rare stay of execution

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.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate's 1998 murder conviction
After the woman spent 27 years on death row for killing an 80-year-old man, the court found that prosecutors failed to reveal their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
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.
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.
'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.
Texas Death Row inmate David Wood 'Desert Killer' maintains innocence days before execution
Thirty-seven years to the day, the state of Texas is set to execute Wood for the killing of six of those victims, who bodies were found strangled and raped in a Northeast El Paso desert. Wood is scheduled to be executed after 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Huntsville Unit prison.
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Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
Had Wood been executed this week, he would have spent 32 years and two months on Texas' death row, the longest time a Texas inmate has waited ... wore found a male DNA profile that was not ...
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
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Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing [email protected] A federal appeals court has vacated the conviction and death sentence of a woman who has spent 27 years on death row.
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
O’Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that houses females on death row, among other inmates. Texas leads the country in executions and is among the top three in imposing death sentences.
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas woman's death row conviction
Holberg is currently being held at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that houses females on death row, among other inmates. Texas leads the country in executions and is among ...