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Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son
Cedric Ricks faces execution after his appeals alleging racial bias in jury selection were rejected; Texas has carried out more executions than any other state, officials said.
- Cedric Ricks, 51, faced execution on Wednesday for fatal stabbings nearly 13 years ago, with a lethal injection scheduled after 6 p.m. CDT at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.
- During the May 2013 incident, prosecutors say Ricks stabbed Roxann Sanchez, 30, and her sons, killing Sanchez and 8-year-old Anthony, while 12-year-old Marcus survived by playing dead.
- The defense pointed to Batson v. Kentucky , telling the U.S. Supreme Court they suspected the State excluded minority jurors, as Ricks' attorneys said 'at trial he already suspected.'
- The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied Ricks' request for a 90-day reprieve or to commute his death sentence, and prior appeals alleging ineffective counsel were denied, while the Texas Attorney General's Office said jury decisions were 'race neutral'.
- Ricks' lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution, citing notes obtained in 2021 that they say show prosecutors singled out minority jurors; if executed, he would be Texas's second this year.
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A man sentenced to capital punishment for the 2013 murder of his partner and her son is being executed on Wednesday in Texas, in the southern United States.
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