Texas inmate James Broadnax executed after final appeal denied
The Texas Tribune • • nation
Key Points:
- Texas death row inmate James Broadnax was executed Thursday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal, which was based on his codefendant's confession claiming responsibility for the double murder.
- Broadnax maintained his innocence in his final statement, asking the victims' families for forgiveness and asserting that Texas got his case wrong.
- Broadnax was sentenced to death for the 2008 robbery and shooting deaths of two music producers, with his appeal highlighting DNA evidence supporting his codefendant Demarius Cummings' confession.
- The appeals also raised concerns about racial bias in jury selection and prosecutorial misconduct, but these were rejected by Texas courts and the Supreme Court.
- Broadnax is the third person executed in Texas in 2026, with three more executions scheduled later this year, including Edward Busby in May.
