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"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence." -David Hume
The board can take up until two days before the execution, which is slated for Oct. 17, to make its recommendation.
So wait, if evidence showing this man was innocent appeared on the 16th, they'd still kill him?
Jesus Texas is just one giant miscarriage of justice after another, isn't it?
Other states look to Texas as a leader for both enforcing the rule of law and addressing wrongful convictions.
...they do? Can they stop?
in the '80s* and '90s*