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September 14, 2005
R.I.P.
Frances Newton was to be executed 28 minutes ago by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas. Her 11th-hour appeal for a stay of her unjust death sentence fell on deaf ears in the U.S. Supreme Court. And we have seen no news that Texas Gov. Rick Perry lifted a finger to prevent her from being executed either.
Postscript: Frances Newton was executed: "Strapped to the death chamber gurney and with her parents among the people watching, she declined to make a final statement, quietly saying 'no' and shaking her head when the warden asked if she would like to speak." The Texas governor rejected a delay in the execution Wednesday afternoon, the AP reports.
Posted by jherman at September 14, 2005 6:28 PM
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