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FILE - This photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Jedidiah Murphy. On Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s order from the prior week that had delayed the execution. Murphy's lawyers are seeking DNA testing of evidence related to his 2001 trial. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP, File)

Texas prepares for inmate’s execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Jedidiah Murphy. The mugshot was provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Attorneys for Jedidiah Murphy, a condemned Texas inmate have asked a federal judge to stop his execution, alleging the drugs he is to be injected with next week were exposed to extreme heat and smoke during a recent fire, making them unsafe, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Judge denies Texas inmate’s request to stop execution over claims that fire damaged injection drugs

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press