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Texas Death Row Inmate Wins 11th Hour Reprieve
A convicted killer who was facing execution Tuesday evening for the shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter nearly 17 years ago won an 11th hour reprieve from a federal judge, less than two hours before he was to have been moved to the death chamber.
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(TDCJ) Gerald Cornelius Eldridge, 45, was convicted in 1994 for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend, Cynthia Bogany, and her 9-year old daughter, Chirrisa. He was scheduled for lethal injection on Nov. 17, 2009.
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HUNTSVILLE (November 17, 2009)--Condemned Texas killer Gerald Eldridge, 45, who prosecutors said was faking mental illness to avoid execution won an 11th hour reprieve from a federal judge Tuesday, less than two hours before was to have been taken to the state’s death chamber.
His attorneys contended he was too mentally ill to be executed.
Eldridge was convicted of capital murder in the January 1993 shooting spree that claimed the lives of his former girlfriend Cynthia Bogany, 28, and her 6-year-old daughter, Chirissa.
The shooting left two others injured; Terrell Bogany, Eldridge's 7-year-old son with Bogany, and the woman's boyfriend at the time, Wayne Dotson.
Eldridge's lawyers argued in appeals that he is delusional and clueless about his punishment.
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that prisoners must be aware of their punishment to be eligible for execution.
He was the first of three convicted killers schedule dto die this week in Huntsville.
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What the h*** does Obama have to do with it!
This federal judge is definitely the one who is incompetent and should be removed from his office.
Obama is building his army against Americans.
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