Crime & Safety
He Killed A Man During A $1.25 Robbery, Now Texas Death Row Inmate Waits SCOTUS Ruling To Have Pastor Touch Him
A Texas death row inmate is asking that his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him as he dies by lethal injection.
September 8, 2021
In 2020 his lawyers argued his execution should be delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak (and won), now a Texas death row inmate is asking that his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him as he dies by lethal injection.
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John Henry Ramirez is set to be executed September 8 for killing a convenience store worker more than 17 years ago in a robbery that netted only $1.25.
The request by the 37-year-old is the latest clash between death row inmates and prison officials in Texas and other states over the presence of spiritual advisers in the death chamber.
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