US Supreme Court halts execution of Texas man whose lawyers say race was factor in sentence

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his sentence was unfair because of a question asked about race during his trial.

Forty-eight-year-old Duane Buck was scheduled for lethal injection Thursday evening.

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Joby Warrick 16 Sep, 2011

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