 The Supreme Court also ruled in "Medellin v. Texas" that the treaty was not binding on states until Congress enacted statutes to implement it, and in "Leal Garcia v. Texas" declined to place a stay on the executions to allow Congress additional time to enact such a statute.A 2008 ruling by the International Court of Justice asked the United States to place a stay on the executions, but Texas officials stated that they were not bound by international law.Garcia supporters complained about the use of controversial techniques such as bite mark analysis and luminol in determining his guilt.