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Supreme Court Rejects Review of David Lee Powell Case

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"Supreme Court won't hear case against man convicted of killing Austin officer," that's the title of the report in today's Austin American-Statesman.The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review the death sentence of a man who has twice been convicted of using an assault rifle to kill an Austin police officer during a traffic stop more than 30 years ago. The decision moves David Lee Powell, 58, closer to being executed for the 1978 slaying of Ralph Ablanedo, who was hit by 10 bullets from an AK-47. According to testimony, Powell also tossed a hand grenade at officers. He was arrested after the shootout and has been sent to death row three times, most recently in 1999. Powell's attorney, Richard Burr of Houston, said Monday that he was not surprised but was disappointed by the decision...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 24, 2009 (boomark / email).