(Credit: Associated Press)
The family of a Texas death row inmate whose conviction has come under new scrutiny say Governor Greg Abbott needs to grant a reprieve. hundreds of Reed supporters turned up for a rally over the weekend outside of the Governor’s Mansion.
Rodney Reed is scheduled to die later this month for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacy Stites in Bastrop County. But celebrities, religious leaders and, both Democrat and Republican lawmakers say Reed’s conviction deserves a second look.
Rodrick Reed, Rodney’s brother, told supporters outside Abbott’s mansion on Saturday that they’re asking the governor to consider new evidence in the case.
Neither Abbott nor his office have commented.
Abbott has overseen nearly 50 executions in Texas since becoming governor, but has halted only one. He spared a condemned prisoner for the first time last year after the victims’ family asked for mercy.
