A Texas man on death row for murdering two people is asking the state to halt his April 13 execution after someone else has allegedly come forward to claim responsibility — his own cousin.
James Broadnax‘s attorneys filed an appeal asking the court to stay his upcoming execution, claiming their client’s codefendant in the 2008 case — his cousin, Demarius Cummings — is the one who fired the bullets that killed Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler.
The shooting unfolded in Garland outside of a Christian music recording studio, according to police.
Lawyers for Broadnax, 37, argue in fresh court filing...
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