The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the executions of Leonard Taylor, 58, in Missouri on February 7, and John Balentine, 54, in Texas on February 8. Terence Andrus, 34, hanged himself six months after the high court denied review of his case.
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Appellate documents for John Lezell Balentine show that he desired the death penalty and rejected an plea offer; stating that he would live longer and better while on Texas Death Row.
In a flurry of legal motions, the previously halted February 8th execution date for John Lezell Balentine resumed. Balentine was convicted in the 1998 slaying of three teenagers in Amarillo.
Appellate documents for John Lezell Balentine show that he desired the death penalty and rejected an plea offer; stating that he would live longer and better while on Texas Death Row.