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Texas Gov. Rick Perry apparently will not be the one to preside over Thursday's scheduled execution of an African American man [Duane Edward Buck] who was sentenced to die after jurors were told that blacks are more likely to pose a future danger to the public.
"We still are hopeful the governor will grant a 30-day reprieve to allow state officials time to work together to ensure that Mr. Buck receives a sentencing hearing untainted by issues of race,” said Kate Black, Buck's Houston-based attorney, in an interview with The Times. She is representing the inmate pro bono through the nonprofit Texas Defenders Service.
During last week's GOP presidential debate, Perry responded to a question about Texas' 234 executions during his tenure as governor by saying that he "never struggled" with the issue because "the state of Texas has a very thoughtful, very clear process in place."
But Perry will not be presiding over Buck's execution, according to Lucy Nashed, a Perry spokeswoman.
Perry is out of state, so the responsibility falls to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican campaigning for the seat being vacated by longtime Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Nashed told The Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times, September 14, 2011
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