BREAKING: Board of Pardons and Paroles votes unanimously to recommend that Gov. Abbott GRANT a 120-day reprieve DELAYING Rodney Reed's execution, set for Wednesday.
Abbott can accept or reject the recommendation
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Abbott can accept or reject the recommendation
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Here's some helpful background on the Texas clemency process and Reed's request: statesman.com/news/20191114/…
Here's the official notice of the parole board's decision to recommend a 120-day reprieve for Rodney Reed, set to be executed Wednesday: 
The only other time Gov. Abbott was faced with a clemency recommendation from the parole board, he waited until an hour before execution to spare the life of Thomas Whitaker in Feb. 2018.
He cited the board's unanimous support for a life sentence as one of the factors swaying him
He cited the board's unanimous support for a life sentence as one of the factors swaying him
Just talked to Reed's lawyer, who said:
"What we explained to the board was that this is a complicated case with compelling evidence of innocence, and that it needs to be considered in an orderly way."
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"What we explained to the board was that this is a complicated case with compelling evidence of innocence, and that it needs to be considered in an orderly way."
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