The Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the execution of Texas inmate Patrick Murphy. Attorneys for the prisoner argued a Buddhist priest was not allowed to be with Murphy in the death chamber as he was being put to death.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that said Texas can't move forward with Murphy's punishment unless the state permits his Buddhist adviser or another Buddhist reverend of the state's choosing to accompany Murphy in the chamber during the execution.
Murphy was one of the "Texas 7" prison escapees convicted for the murder of Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins during a crime spree on Christmas Eve 2000.
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