Texas man on Death Row maintains innocence as execution date approaches

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Steven Nelson, on Death Row in Texas for over 12 years, is set to be executed by lethal injection for the 2011 murder of pastor Clint Dobson. Nelson maintains his innocence, claiming he was a lookout and that his accomplices committed the murder. Despite multiple appeals, Texas courts and the U.S. Supreme Court have upheld his conviction. Nelson, who married while in prison, expressed concern about his wife witnessing his execution and has requested his spiritual advisor to be present for last rites. Nelson has spent years in solitary confinement, with no human contact. As his execution date nears, he remains under constant surveillance and participates in a silent protest with other inmates on execution days.


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