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Supreme Court won’t halt execution in Texas slay case

Inmate argues new evidence exonerates him

By Bob Drummond

 |  Bloomberg News  

  February 28, 2012

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused yesterday to consider stopping the execution of Larry Ray Swearingen, a Texas death-row inmate who says newly uncovered evidence proves his innocence.

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