06-25-2013, 05:53 PM
(01-29-2013, 07:32 PM)Duchess Wrote:
She got a reprieve -
State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy's punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more time to pursue an appeal focused on whether her predominantly white jury was improperly selected on the basis of race. McCarthy is black.
I don't normally quote myself but...
...I hope they get the job done this time.
On Wednesday, barring a reprieve, Kimberly McCarthy will become the 500th convicted killer in Texas to receive a lethal injection.