Facing imminent execution, James Byrd Jr’s racist killer petitions Supreme Court in last hope
Texas will execute white supremacist John William King for his role in the infamous killing of James Byrd Jr., on Wednesday evening—unless his lawyer's last-minute petition to the U.S. Supreme Court succeeds.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday voted 5-4 against granting King a stay of execution. His attorney, Richard Ellis, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to grant a stay of execution. Supreme Court justices held in McCoy v. Louisiana that the Sixth Amendment"guarantees a defendant the right to choose the objective of his defense and to insist that his counsel refrains from admitting guilt, even when counsel’s experienced-based view is that confessing guilt offers the defendant the best chance to avoid the death penalty.
Clara Taylor, Byrd Jr.’s sister, previously told Newsweekof her family's frustration with the length of time it has taken to execute King, and their fears of a new trial. “I feel like he had a right to appeal as much as the system allows him to,” Taylor said.
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