Court grants Sheldon Ward his first stay of execution . The current case is Foster v. Texas ( 11-6427 ) . The order came about 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled lethal injection . He was scheduled to die for the Tuesday murder of a African-American woman . Court said it needed more time to rule on his claims of ineffective counsel .
Court grants Sheldon Ward his first stay of execution . The order came about 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled lethal injection . He was scheduled to die for the Tuesday murder of a African-American woman . Court said it needed more time to rule on his claims of ineffective counsel .