Broadnax's Execution on Track Despite Co-Defendant's Claim

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just shut down death row inmate James Broadnax's last appeal. His co-defendant, Demarius Cummings, came forward claiming he pulled the trigger in a 2008 double murder. But the court ruled Tuesday that Broadnax sticking to his original confession means no due process issue, keeping his execution on track for April 30th. This all stems from a robbery gun deadly outside of Garland music studio, where two men, Steven Swan and Matthew Butler got gunned down. Broadnax and Cummings, both 19 at the time, barely made off with two dollars. The case hit North Texas hard back then, shocking folks with his brutality over pocket change. Broadnax ended up on death row, while Cummings drew life without parole. Cummings dropped his sign statement last month, trying to take full blame, but the court wasn't buying it without Broadnax recanting his own words. From jail house talks, Broadnax's team fought hard, but the judges say his unrecantic confession

1:05seals the deal, no innocence claim sticks, and the execution date holds firm.