Condemned Texas inmate denied clemency

HUNTSVILLE, Texas- The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has voted unanimously against recommending clemency for a convicted killer set to die this week for the slaying of a woman in San Antonio in 2004.
The panel's 6-0 vote Tuesday follows the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a federal judge's refusal to stop the lethal injection of Taichin Preyor, 46,  scheduled for Thursday. He was condemned for killing Jami Tackett, 24,  at her
apartment. Tackett is described in court documents as a drug dealer and the as a customer and dealer.
-The Associated Press
Preyor's attorneys contend his trial lawyers didn't properly investigate his abusive childhood and that an earlier inexperienced appeals attorney relied on a disbarred lawyer for guidance.
Preyor's attorneys say they're appealing to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

 

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