Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982
Busby could become Texas’ 600th execution since 1982 after justices rejected a stay sought over claims he is intellectually disabled.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay blocking Edward Busby's execution, allowing Texas to proceed with the death sentence after a legal battle over intellectual disability claims.
- Texas Attorney General's Office argued Busby's disability claims are "meritless" and "time barred," successfully challenging the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' earlier stay issued last week to review those claims.
- Busby was condemned for the January 2004 suffocation death of Laura Lee Crane, a 77-year-old retired professor from Texas Christian University, and would be the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982.
- Scheduled for after 6 p.m. CDT at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, the execution drew criticism from Abraham Bonowitz, executive director of Death Penalty Action, who questioned the state's decision to proceed without reviewing disability claims.
- Three justices would have allowed the stay to remain, signaling ongoing judicial disagreement over intellectual disability standards, while Oklahoma executed Raymond Johnson earlier Thursday for crimes committed nearly 20 years ago.
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US: Texas man executed for murder in 600th execution since 1982
A man, who experts for both prosecutors and defence attorneys had said was intellectually disabled, became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death for the killing of a retired 77-year-old college professor. Edward Busby Jr was pronounced dead at 8.11 pm following a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, hours after a divided Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disability claims. The execution on Friday fol…
Texas executes man for killing retired professor
A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death Thursday evening for the killing of a 77-year-old retired college professor.
Texas puts Edward Busby Jr. to death in the state’s 600th execution since 1982
Edward Busby Jr., a man who experts said was intellectually disabled, has become the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982.
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