Texas A.G. Paxton Defends TDCJ in U.S. Supreme Court
November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021:
Today in the United States Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's decision to disallow John Ramirez, who was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Pablo Castro in 2005, from having a pastor speak out loud and touch Ramirez during his execution by lethal injection. Ramirez was scheduled to be executed o . . .
Today in the United States Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's decision to disallow John Ramirez, who was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Pablo Castro in 2005, from having a pastor speak out loud and touch Ramirez during his execution by lethal injection. Ramirez was scheduled to be executed o . . .