Execution Is Delayed for DNA Test Results
From Times Wire Reports
A judge in El Paso delayed what would have been the state’s last execution of the year, ordering DNA testing on evidence in a 14-year-old case.
Tony Ford, 32, had his lethal injection put off at least until March 14 by state District Judge William Moody to allow DNA testing on clothing. Ford’s lawyers argue that the testing will support their contention that he may not have killed 17-year-old Armando Murillo.
The state will finish 2005 with 19 executions, the lowest total since 2001.
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