The Gulf War veteran was convicted along with another man of the 2002 murder of Nyanuer `` Mary '' Pal , a Sudanese immigrant he met at a Fort Worth bar . Court grants Cleve Foster his third stay of execution . The order came just 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled lethal injection . Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos:Famous executions in America Court said it needed more time to rule on his claims of ineffective counsel .
Court grants Cleve Foster his third stay of execution . The order came just 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled lethal injection . Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos:Famous executions in America Court said it needed more time to rule on his claims of ineffective counsel .