Draggingtree Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Set for execution, death row inmate alleges legal fraud in hopes of a stay With two days left before TaiChin Preyor's scheduled execution, his lawyers have tried just about everything to stop it. That includes alleging that his previous counsel committed fraud. BY JOLIE MCCULLOUGH JULY 25, 2017 10 HOURS AGO With two days left before TaiChin Preyor's scheduled execution, his lawyers have tried just about everything to stop it. That includes alleging that his previous counsel — a disbarred California attorney and a probate and real estate lawyer who reportedly relied on Wikipedia to research Texas legal procedure — committed fraud against a federal court. So far, they've had no luck. Preyor, 46, is set to be executed Thursday night for the 2004 killing of a 20-year-old San Antonio woman during a home invasion. If he doesn't receive a stay, it will be the state’s fifth execution of the year — and end the unusually long four-month lull in Texas’ death chamber. In recent weeks, Preyor's attorneys have filed a flurry of pleas, with the Texas governor and in state and federal court. They have argued Preyor should be spared the death penalty because his original attorney overlooked an abusive childhood and because his appellate attorneys were incompetent. https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/25/set-execution-death-row-inmate-claims-legal-fraud-hopes-stay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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