The execution of Texas inmate Rodney Reed is being delayed. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay on Friday, just hours after the state’s parole board recommended Governor Greg Abbott delay the execution by 120 days. Reed was convicted of killing a young woman more than 20 years ago, but there are claims new evidence will prove […]
More Republicans calling for Abbott to stop Reed’s execution
November 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
More Texas Republicans are calling for Governor Greg Abbott to delay an upcoming execution. Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed on November 20th for the 1996 murder of a 19-year-old woman. U.S. Representative Chip Roy of Hays County, a former federal prosecutor, says there’s reasonable doubt about Reed’s guilt. State Representatives John Raney of College Station […]
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