Member Of Notorious “Texas Seven” Gets Execution Reprieve

A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners, and faced execution this week has won a reprieve after claiming the former judge at his trial was anti-semitic. Randy Halprin alleged in his appeal that ex-Dallas County judge Vickers Cunningham referred to him with anti-semitic language. Halprin was one of seven escaped prison inmates who shot and killed Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins on Christmas Eve, 2000.