21-04-2023 22:26 via kxan.com

Execution date withdrawn for Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu

COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A judge in Collin County ordered that the execution date for convicted murderer Ivan Abner Cantu be withdrawn "pending further order" from the court.Ivan's execution had been scheduled for April 26.Collin County District Court Judge Benjamin Smith signed the order on Wednesday, the same day that Ivan's mother, Sylvia Cantu, went to the Texas Capitol to advocate for a stay of execution from the Governor's Office.PREVIOUS: Mother of death row inmate Ivan Cantu seeks
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