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Convicted Murderer Set To Be Executed On Thursday After Jurors Who Sentenced Him To Death Asked Trump To Grant Clemency

Jeffrey Cawood
Convicted Murderer Set To Be Executed On Thursday After Jurors Who Sentenced Him To Death Asked Trump To Grant Clemency
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A federal judge has refused to delay the execution of death row inmate Brandon Bernard after several of the jurors who sentenced him to die expressed regret and asked President Donald Trump to grant clemency.

According to the Washington Times, U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney ruled on Tuesday that the government can proceed with the killing, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 10, at a Terre Haute, Indiana, federal prison.

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