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Texas inmate, who was jailed at 15, executed for murder of prison guard; inmate professes innocence ’til the end

  by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A Texas inmate convicted of the murder of a prison guard was executed late Thursday after the US Supreme Court denied a last-minute appeal. Robert Pruett, 38, maintained his innocence until the end, in the 1999 fatal stabbing of prison guard Daniel Nagle, even though other inmates testified against him. Pruett was executed at 6:46 p.m. (2346 GMT), about an hour after his […]