Supreme Court Stays Execution
by TChris
Just four hours before he was scheduled to die, the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Texas prisoner Mauro Barraza. Next term, the Court is expected to decide whether the government can execute persons who were minors when their crimes were committed. Barraza had just turned 17 when he committed the murder that resulted in his death sentence.
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