A judge in El Paso on Wednesday delayed next week's scheduled execution of a Texas man condemned for a slaying almost 14 years ago. The lethal injection of Tony Ford, 32, scheduled for Dec. 7, was postponed until March 14 so DNA testing can be conducted on clothing.

His lawyers argue that the testing will support their contention that he might not have been the gunman in the 1991 slaying of Armando Murillo, 17. District Judge William Moody said he signed the order Wednesday after discussions with prosecutors and Ford's lawyers.

Ford has acknowledged driving Van Belton and another man to the Murillo family house in El Paso on Dec. 18, 1991, so they could collect a drug debt. Two men went to the Murillos' door, argued with them, barged inside, robbed them and then opened fire. The only evidence police found on Ford was the gray coat worn by the shooter. Ford has said the shooter borrowed the coat to cover the gun he stuck in his waistband as he walked to the Murillos' front door.