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August 22, 2016

Texas: Court Halts Execution of Man Who Never Killed Anyone
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A Texas court has halted the execution of Jeff Wood, a man who never
killed anyone, six days before he was set to die by lethal injection.
The court's order on Friday asked for further examination of a claim
that a jury was improperly persuaded to give Wood his sentence after
testimony from a highly criticized psychiatrist nicknamed "Dr. Death."
Texas's felony murder statute, called the "law of parties," holds that
anyone involved in a crime resulting in death can be held responsible.
Wood was sitting outside in a truck when his friend, Daniel Reneau,
killed convenience store clerk Kriss Keeran in 1996. Reneau was executed
in 2002.
Topics:Death Penalty

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