Texas appeals court stops execution

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A state appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a triple murderer after attorneys argued jurors should have been allowed to consider his troubled childhood during his sentencing.

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