Condemned Texas inmate set to die next week gets reprieve
Condemned Texas inmate set to die next week gets reprieve" /> Steven Long Condemned Texas inmate set to die next week gets reprieve" /> Steven Long HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has halted next week's scheduled execution of a man condemned for the rape-slaying of an 11-year-old Dallas girl in 2005. The court said in a brief order Monday it wanted additional review of arguments that 45-year-old Steven Long is mentally impaired . The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled mentally impaired people may not be executed. Mugshots: Texas Death Row --> http://www.ktxs.com/147315846 Long was set for lethal injection Aug . 30 for the slaying of Kaitlyn Briana Smith . She disappeared May 21, 2005, after spending the night at a friend's home in her Dallas neighborhood. Her body was found in a plastic bag under a nearby vacant mobile home . Long's bloody fingerprint was found near her body. He confessed later that day, blaming the attack ...