Randy Halprin, a Jewish man who requested a new trial on the grounds that his sentencing judge was antisemitic, will be granted a new trial.
According to The Times of Israel (ToI), less than a week before he was put to death, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of Halprin on October 10, 2019, after considering allegations that the presiding judge of the 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
The judge referred to Halprin using antisemitic slurs, such as “f****** Jew” and “k***.”
Halprin’s delay of execution was sent back to Dallas County, where Judge Lela Lawrence Mays issued her decision of granting a new trial upon hearing his arguments in June, ToI reported.
Mays wrote in her decision, “Judge Vickers Cunningham possessed antisemitic prejudice against Halprin which violated Halprin’s constitutional right to a trial in a fair tribunal equal protection, and free exercise of religion.”
Halprin was serving a 30-year sentence for harming a child when he and six other inmates, who came to be known as the ‘Texas 7,’ attempted to escape from prison. A police officer was killed during the escape, and each member was subsequently sentenced to death.
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{Matzav.com}
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