A Texas death row inmate who won a reprieve when his request for his pastor to pray out loud and touch him as he received his lethal injection sparked legal debate has a new execution date.
HOUSTON — Ramirez, 37, had been set for execution on Sept. 8, 2021, but the U.S. Supreme Court Last month, states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their faith leaders pray and touch them during their executions.
Seth Kretzer, Ramirez’s lawyer, said Wednesday that a Houston federal court is still considering a civil rights petition he filed on behalf of Ramirez and that he doesn’t believe an execution can proceed until it’s resolved. “Until it is assured that will be allowed to touch and pray as per Chief Justice Roberts’ mandate, my law firm will litigate Mr. Ramirez’s case down to the Gates of Hell, or back up to the Supreme Court of the United States, whichever we get to first,” Kretzer said. it wouldn’t formally update agency rules regarding spiritual advisers in the death chamber following the Supreme Court ruling.
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