Texas is set to carry out its 10th execution of 2011, tonight in Huntsville. It would be the state's 474rd post-Furman execution since 1982.
Tonight's execution would be the 235th conducted under the administration of Rick Perry. He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. Bush in December 2000. 152 men and women were executed in five years under Governor Bush's tenure.
The AP report on the scheduled execution of Stephen Michael Woods is, "Killer of 2 in Denton County in 2001 set to die." It's by Michael Graczyk, via the Austin American-Statesman.
His attorneys argued before the Supreme Court that Woods had poor legal help during earlier stages of his appeals and his punishment should be stopped so claims of jury bias can be pursued.
Houston's KPFT-FM will host Execution Watch on the web and it's HD radio broadcast signal beginning at 6:00 p.m. (CDT), tonight.
To date, there have been 32 executions in the nation this year; 1,266 post-Furman executions since 1977.
According to TDCJ, six additional executions are scheduled in Texas this year. That includes the scheduled execution of Duane Buck, Thursday night. More on that case in the next post.
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