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Execution blocked by Texas appeals court

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Execution blocked by Texas appeals court© 2008 The Associated PressOct. 23, 2008, 11:48AMHUNTSVILLE, Texas ? The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stoppedthe scheduled execution of convicted killer Bobby Wayne Woods.The court agreed to put off the lethal injection, scheduled forThursday evening, after lawyers raised new claims that the 42-year-old Woods is mentally retarded and legally ineligible for executionunder U.S. Supreme Court standards.Woods was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's 11-year-olddaughter after abducting her and her brother from their home inhttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6074490.html

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