Supreme Court Refuses To Block Execution Of Arlington Woman
HUNTSVILLE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block the execution of a North Texas woman convicted of the starvation and torture death of her girlfriend's 9-year-old son a decade ago.
The high court rejected a last-day appeal about an hour before 38-year-old Lisa Coleman was to be taken to the death chamber for lethal injection Wednesday evening.
Coleman faces execution for the death of Davontae Williams. His emaciated body was found in July 2004 at the apartment Coleman shared with his mother, Marcella Williams. Responding paramedics found the boy dead on a bathroom floor. He had bandages on and was only wearing a disposable diaper. Because of his size, first-responders thought Davontae was between three- and five-years-old.
The boy had more than 250 distinct injuries, including burns and scars from ligatures.
His mother is serving a life sentence.
Coleman would be only the 15th woman executed in the U.S. since the Supreme Court in 1976 allowed the death penalty to resume.
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