Texas executes death-row inmate despite allegations of false testimony at trial
Ivan Cantu was executed Feb. 28 by the state of Texas despite claims that his conviction was based on false testimony.
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Ivan Cantu was executed Feb. 28 by the state of Texas despite claims that his conviction was based on false testimony.
Texas inmate Ivan Cantu, claiming innocence, is executed for 2000 double murder.
Texas inmate Ivan Cantu, 50, became the first 2024 execution in Texas on Wednesday, while disputing his 2001 double murder conviction and maintaining his innocence.
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The jury sentenced Cantu to die in 2001. He’s been on death row ever since.