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Appellate documents for John Lezell Balentine show that he desired the death penalty and rejected an plea offer; stating that he would live longer and better while on Texas Death Row.
HUNTSVILLE — Texas executed John Balentine without incident Wednesday, despite several calls for a stay.
Appellate documents for John Lezell Balentine show that he desired the death penalty and rejected an plea offer; stating that he would live longer and better while on Texas Death Row.
Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of Black man John Balentine, sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder
Attorneys for a Black death row inmate in Texas are seeking that his sentence be relieved in light of evidence detailing racists attitudes and actions from his previous counsel and the all-White jury that sentenced him.