Sentence examples for Stay the execution from inspiring English sources

They said that -- suggest that that rule has not been adhered to, the rule of four, because there have been number of cases where four justices voted to the -- for cert, but -- and wanted to stay the execution, but the fifth would not, and the person was executed before the case was heard.

It asked the court to stay the execution on the grounds that Mr. Colburn was incompetent to be executed and had been denied his constitutional rights during proceedings in state court.

Four justices had voted to stay the execution.

Did she have anything to say to me, a name, to stay the execution?

LAST APPEALS FAILED Both Governor Smith and the Courts Refused to Stay the Execution.

The US supreme court denied a request to stay the execution late on Tuesday.

See articleAfghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani, refused to stay the execution of five men convicted of gang rape.

On Wednesday evening, the Alabama Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to stay the execution pending further court orders.

Lawyers representing both men praised the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to stay the executions.

The Philippine government had earlier asked Beijing to stay the executions, which were originally scheduled for February.

Australia's attorney general George Brandis reiterated that the country was doing all it could to stay the executions.