Humberto Leal Garcia was sentenced to death for the 1994 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl . Leal , a Mexican national , has lived in the United States since he was 2 years old . That argument did not persuade the district court , which noted that `` the filing of proposed legislation which might one day afford petitioner a remedy in the state or federal courts does not , standing alone , justify a stay of execution . '' He is currently serving his sentence at San Quentin State Prison near Sacramento, California. His execution is scheduled for Thursday .
Humberto Leal Garcia was sentenced to death for the 1994 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl . Leal , a Mexican national , has lived in the United States since he was 2 years old . He is currently serving his sentence at San Quentin State Prison near Sacramento, California. His execution is scheduled for Thursday .