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INNOCENCE PROJECT: RODNEY REED GIVEN STAY OF EXECUTION BY TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

Bryce Benjet, Mr. Reed’s Innocence Project attorney: "We are thankful that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles have unanimously voted for a 120-day reprieve (before an indefinite…

By Special To The Black Star News Published Nov 20, 2019

BIPARTISAN SENATORS URGE TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT TO STOP NOVEMBER 20TH EXECUTION OF RODNEY REED

"Mr. Reed’s case recalls the sentiment then-Governor George W. Bush expressed in 1998 when he commuted the sentence against Henry Lee Lucas in the face of grave doubt…

By Special To The Black Star News Published Nov 10, 2019

IS TEXAS ABOUT TO EXECUTE RODNEY REED FOR A MURDER PERPETRATED BY A POLICE OFFICER?

Bryce Benjet, senior staff attorney at the Innocence Project and Reed’s lead counsel: “It should be clear to anyone who looks at the evidence in this case that…

By Special To The Black Star News Published Nov 2, 2019