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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 06 > Mexican is executed in spite of controversy

Mexican is executed in spite of controversy

By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
August 6, 2008

HOUSTON — In a case that has drawn international attention, Texas executed Jose Medellin on Tuesday night in defiance of an international court ruling and despite pleas from the Bush administration for a new hearing.

The execution came just before 8 p.m. PDT, shortly after the U.S.....

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