The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday blocked the execution of Rodney Reed
.The court granted Reed's motion to stay the execution and sent the case back to a lower court to consider his claims that the state presented false testimony in violation of due process and that he is innocent.Reed was scheduled to be executed November 20.[Previous version, posted at 5:47 p.m. ET]Read MoreThe Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended Friday that Gov. Greg Abbott grant a 120-day reprieve to Rodney Reed, an inmate set to be executed next week.
McCaul wrote Abbott and the board this week to ask for a delay of the execution. Texas executes the most death row inmates of the 50 US states.Read Rep. McCaul's letterMcCaul is among a growing list of supporters across the country who say new evidence might prove Reed did not kill Stites in Bastrop, Texas.New witness affidavits from neighbors, colleagues, and associates of Stites and Fennell paint their relationship as abusive and difficult.
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