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| Convict in stabbing, beating executed |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 11/08/2004 |
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A former laborer, condemned for the stabbing and beating of a 70-year-old Houston man, has become the 19th prison inmate put to death in Texas this year. Lorenzo Morris, asked by the warden if he had a final statement last Tuesday, responded, "No." He closed his eyes as the lethal drugs began to flow. Morris' eyelids twitched as he took one deep breath and sputtered twice before being pronounced dead six minutes later at 6:13 p.m. CST. Morris' neighbor, Jesse Fields, died almost nine months after Morris hit him in the head repeatedly with a hammer on Aug. 5, 1990. Two of the victim's granddaughters and his daughter witnessed the execution. Morris' family visited with him earlier in the day but did not attend. Relatives of Morris had called the governor's office, seeking a 30-day reprieve. Morris' attorney, Rob Morrow, said after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal last month that his client didn't want any last-minute appeals that he thought would be fruitless. |
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