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"he was not entitled to a final 'death row' meal under a unique texas law which abolished the luxury in 2011.
"Nelson has always maintained his innocence, alleging he acted as a lookout and robbed the 28-year-old pastor while casting blame for his death on two accomplices.
"several last-ditch bids to avoid the death penalty - the latest of which occurred just several hours ago - had failed.
"death row inmates across the United States where the death penalty is utilized are often famously entitled to a 'last meal' in which they can generally request comfort foods.
"but texas no longer offers it after Lawrence Russell Brewer placed an order for a triple meat bacon cheeseburger, meat lovers pizza, three fajitas, a pound of barbecuq, two chicken fried steaks, a pint of ice cream and a peanut butter fudge slab with crushed peanuts ahead of his execution, only to refuse to touch any of it when it arrived.
"the stunt sparked uproar among lawmakers and the 'death row meal' was barred from then on. now, inmates facing execution are offered the same food as any other prisoner.
"Nelson is the first of four texas inmates scheduled to face execution in the next three months."
Nelson was unaware that he confessed to the murder. A lookout is legally just as guilty as the rest of the killers.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14365861/Steven-Lawayne-Nelson-executed-pastor.html
On what grounds were the lawmakers outraged by the $40 food request? That's 5 seconds of graft for most of them.The rest? One second.
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