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October 29, 2014

Texas Carries Out Execution; Supreme Court Issues Stay in Missouri 
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Texas has carried out a new execution while another has been halted in
Missouri. Miguel Paredes was killed in Texas based on a 2000 conviction
for a triple murder. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily
halted the execution of Mark Christeson in order to hear his appeal.
Christeson was convicted of killing a mother and her two children in
1998. Both he and Paredes were convicted as teenagers. According to the
Death Penalty Information Center, the United States is set for 35
executions this year, its lowest number since 31 took place 20 years
ago.

 

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