Texas on Wednesday is set to execute John Ramirez, who killed Corpus Christi store clerk Pablo Castro in 2004. Ramirez has had three prior execution dates, but his attorney says all legal avenues to stop Wednesday's execution have been exhausted.
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This week, the final avenues to prevent or delay Ramirez’s death sentence were exhausted, said his attorney, Seth Kretzer. Ramirez was convicted of capital murder in 2008 and sentenced to die for the 2004 murder and robbery of Pablo Castro, a convenience store clerk in Corpus Christi. Court records state Ramirez had stabbed Castro 29 times during a robbery spree to get drug money with two women. Castro had $1.25 on him.
Two days later, when Gonzalez learned of the error, he attempted to cancel the warrant, but Galvan denied the request.
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