In last-minute ruling, U.S. Supreme Court stops execution of “Texas Seven” prisoner

Published: March 29, 2019, 6:54 a.m.

Patrick Murphy was one of the escaped convicts sentenced to death for the murder of Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins during a robbery. The high court stopped his execution because Texas officials wouldn’t let a Buddhist priest into the death chamber with him.

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