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Texas parole board won't stop execution of Mexican

Posted on Monday, August 4, 2008Texas parole board won't stop execution of MexicanBy Dave Montgomery | McClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON ? The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Mondayunanimously recommended against a reprieve for Jose Ernesto Medellin,a Mexican national who's facing execution in Texas on Tuesday forraping and murdering two teenage girls 15 years ago in Houston.The recommendation, approved 7-0, now goes to Gov. Rick Perry for afinal decision on Medellin's fate. Perry is expected to announce hisdecision Tuesday, said his spokeswoman, Allison Castle.The Bush administration, the Mexican government and much of the diplomatic community have warned of an international backlash if the execution proceeds without a hearing on Medellin's claim that he was denied an opportunity to contact the Mexican consulate after he was arrested...continue to full post

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