Texas to execute man who killed his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son in 2013

The Guardian - World NewsEN 3 min read 100% complete by Associated PressMarch 11, 2026 at 05:35 PM

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Cedric Ricks is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Wednesday for the 2013 murders of his girlfriend, Roxann Sanchez, and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Figueroa, in their Bedford apartment. Ricks was convicted and sentenced to death for fatally stabbing both victims, while Sanchez's other son was injured. The US Supreme Court rejected Ricks' final appeal, which argued that prosecutors unconstitutionally excluded jurors based on race during the trial. Ricks' attorneys claimed newly obtained notes from prosecutors revealed discriminatory jury selection practices. The Texas Attorney General's office maintained that jury selection was race-neutral and that lower courts had already dismissed claims of discrimination. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles also denied Ricks' request for a reprieve or commutation.

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