Ivan Cantu was sentenced to death in Texas in 2001 for the murder of his cousin and his fiancee. Cantu's lawyers say they have new evidence that discredits the main witness of the Prosecutor's Office.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the petition for clemency presented on February 6. "I know it's only a matter of time," the Latino prisoner defended from death row days ago, "if they give me a new trial we will be able to prove my innocence"