Texas to execute man convicted in triple murder as a Georgia execution is put on hold
Summary
A man named LeJames Norman is set to be executed in Texas for killing three people during a 2005 robbery. Meanwhile, another execution scheduled in Georgia for Stacey Humphreys has been delayed by a judge after a petition was filed to reconsider his sentence under a new law.Key Facts
- LeJames Norman was convicted of killing three people during a robbery in a Texas town in 2005.
- Norman is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday at a Texas prison.
- Stacey Humphreys was convicted of killing two women in Georgia in 2003 and was scheduled for execution at the same time.
- A judge in Georgia placed a hold on Humphreys’ execution after his lawyers filed a petition to review his sentence due to past abuse.
- Texas has already carried out four executions this year; this would be the fifth.
- Florida has done the most executions this year in the US, with more than half of the total 25 executions.
- Norman’s request to delay his execution was denied by Texas courts, and his lawyers have asked the US Supreme Court to review the case.
- Humphreys fled from authorities after the crime but was caught in Wisconsin following a high-speed chase.
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