Steven Nelson, 德州囚犯, 面临死刑, 尽管声称在2011年教堂谋杀案中无罪。 Steven Nelson, a Texas inmate, faces execution despite claiming innocence in a 2011 church murder.

史蒂文·纳尔逊,37岁的得克萨斯州囚犯,在被判犯有2011年在教堂抢劫期间谋杀牧师的罪行后,计划注射死刑。 Steven Nelson, a 37-year-old Texas inmate, is scheduled for lethal injection after being convicted of the 2011 murder of a pastor during a church robbery. Nelson声称他是无辜的 责怪两个从未受审的同谋 Nelson claims he is innocent, blaming two accomplices who were never tried. 他的上诉已被德克萨斯州法院和美国最高法院驳回。 His appeals have been denied by Texas courts and the US Supreme Court. Nelson被单独监禁了十多年,他要求他的精神顾问在处决期间在场。 Nelson, who has been in solitary confinement for over a decade, has asked his spiritual advisor to be present during the execution. 他的妻子Helene Noa Dubois(他在狱中与他结婚)正在决定是否见证处决。 His wife, Helene Noa Dubois, whom he married in prison, is deciding whether to witness the execution. 死刑在美国大多数州仍然合法,尽管已有23个州废除了死刑。 The death penalty is still legal in the majority of US states, though it has been abolished in 23 states.