A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection.
John Henry Ramirez, 38, was executed at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was convicted of killing 46-year-old Pablo Castro in 2004, as he took out the trash while working at a convenience store in Corpus Christi.
The lead prosecutor at Ramirez's trial in 2008, Mark Skurka, said it was unfair that Ramirez had someone praying over him as he died when Castro didn't have the same opportunity. "That was not a reflection on some favor we were doing for the Nazis," Kretzer said."Providing religious administration at the time of death is a reflection of the relative moral strength of the captors."
During a nearly 20-minute Facebook live video, Gonzalez said he believes the death penalty is one of the"many things wrong with our justice system." Gonzalez said he would not seek the death penalty while he remains in office.Also in April, four of Castro's children filed a motion asking that Ramirez's execution order be left in place.
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