Texas man LeJames Norman executes for killing 3 during 2005 home robbery

Key Points:

• LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery, marking the state's fifth execution of the year; his co-defendant, Ker’Sean Ramey, is scheduled for execution next week.
• Norman and Ramey targeted their neighbor’s home believing cocaine was inside, but no drugs were found; Norman pleaded guilty to capital murder and was arrested five months after the crime while crossing from Mexico.
• In Georgia, Stacey Humphreys’ scheduled execution for the 2003 murders of two real estate agents was halted by a judge after his lawyers filed for resentencing under a new state law allowing sentence reconsideration for abuse victims.
• Humphreys’ legal team also argued his death sentence was compromised due to a biased juror and procedural issues with clemency review, but courts have repeatedly rejected these claims; the Georgia Supreme Court declined to overturn the execution stay before the scheduled time.
• The Georgia case involves allegations that Humphreys forced the victims to strip and provide bank PINs before killing them, and that he fled from police before being arrested; his clemency request was denied by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles despite a member’s recusal over conflict of interest.