Stay of Execution

<p>The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals delayed the execution of Randall Wayne Mays, who was set to receive lethal injection next week for shooting three sheriff’s deputies, killing two, in a standoff. Mays’ attorneys say he suffers from delusions and is intellectually disabled. </p>

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals delayed the execution of Randall Wayne Mays, who was set to receive lethal injection next week for shooting three sheriff’s deputies, killing two, in a standoff. Mays’ attorneys say he suffers from delusions and is intellectually disabled.

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