Texas Department of Criminal Justice via Associated Press Above, an undated photo of the inmate, John Ramirez, provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. While lower courts decided to uphold the decision by Texas officials, the Supreme Court decided to hear his case and has now ruled in his favor.Ī Texas death row inmate should be permitted to have his pastor touch him and audibly pray during his lethal injection, the U.S. He maintained that he was being denied his right to practice his religion at a crucial moment. After prison officials denied his request to have Moore touch him and pray out loud during his execution, Ramirez sued. While in prison for the crime, Ramirez connected with Dana Moore, a pastor from the Second Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, The New York Times reported. He stabbed Castro 29 times during a robbery in which he obtained only $1.25, according to the AP. Ramirez was condemned to die after being convicted of murder in the 2004 killing of Pablo Castro, an employee of a convenience store in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Court's decision to hear Ramirez's case led to a delay in his execution, as well as the scheduled executions of other condemned inmates in the state, until the justices' ruling, the Associated Press reported. The ruling is a victory for advocates for the religious rights of condemned inmates. The Court ruled 8-1 to overturn an earlier decision by a lower court that ruled against John Ramirez's request to have his pastor lay hands on him and engage in prayer during the execution, Reuters reported. A Texas death row inmate should be permitted to have his pastor touch him and audibly pray with him during his lethal injection, the U.S.
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