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US Supreme Court stays execution of Texas man Jen Nolan at 10:36 AM ET [JURIST] The US Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a Texas man for the second time in five months. Troy Kunkle was convicted of murder for the 1984 killing of man during an armed robbery. Prior to his scheduled execution in July of 2004, citizens opposed to Kunkle's execution started a petition to stay his execution, citing opposition to the death penalty on humanitarian grounds as their reason. Read the Court's order [PDF], issued late Thursday. AP has more. Link | 
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