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ABC News: Court Stays Execution of Man Who Did Not Kill

By "Persian Cowboy"

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ABC News has more updates about Jeff Wood's execution stay.A federal court today temporarily stopped the execution of a man who was the getaway driver in a robbery that ended in murder, saying he should have the opportunity to argue he is too mentally ill to be executed. A federal court stayed the execution of Jeff Wood, who was scheduled to be put to death on Aug. 21. (Courtesy Kristin Wood)Jeff Wood was scheduled to be executed in Texas Thursday night for his role in the 1996 death of Kris Keeran, a gas station convenience store clerk. Wood was waiting in the car while his former roommate robbed the store, and shot and killed Keeran. The case has received national media attention because it would be one of the few executions under a legal doctrine that made Wood responsible for crimes committed by his accomplices that "should have been anticipated" -- even if he did not actually commit the crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 22, 2008 (boomark / email).