HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the scheduled execution of a man convicted of murdering a robbery victim nearly 20 years ago.
Appeals filed to the court contend jurors were not allowed to properly consider Troy Kunkle's drug and alcohol abuse history and that Kunkle's due-process rights were violated when appeals lawyers were denied access to a state-paid full transcript of juror questioning.
The Supreme Court issued an indefinite stay.
Kunkle, 38, was set for lethal injection Wednesday night for fatally shooting Steven Horton, 29, during a robbery in Corpus Christi. He would be the 11th Texas prisoner executed this year.
Details here from the AP via FindLaw.com.