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The U.S. Supreme Court denies an appeal request from Brandon McCall, a Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a police officer in 2018. This decision means McCall will now face execution.
McCall, who has been on death row since his conviction, was found guilty of murdering his suburban Dallas roommate and subsequently a police officer who attempted to take him into custody. The incident began with a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal confrontation when law enforcement arrived on the scene.
Attorneys for McCall argued that the jury selection process during his trial was improperly handled, raising. . .