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When Saenz appeared onscreen, Leach urged him to request a withdrawal of the death warrant.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Louisiana ends prohibition on death penalty A De Soto Parish judge granted a death warrant Tuesday for 81-year-old Christopher Sepulvado to be executed on March 17 for the murder of his 6-year-old stepson in 1993.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
In Texas, if appeals run out, the case lands back with the district attorney, who requests a death warrant.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
When the Scottish queen was found guilty, Elizabeth signed her death warrant.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Louisiana ends prohibition on death penalty A De Soto Parish judge granted a death warrant Tuesday for 81-year-old Christopher Sepulvado to be executed on March 17 for the murder of his 6-year-old stepson in 1993.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
In Texas, if appeals run out, the case lands back with the district attorney, who requests a death warrant.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
When the Scottish queen was found guilty, Elizabeth signed her death warrant.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Death warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20warrant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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