Sentence examples for execution of a death from inspiring English sources

In August, the highest appeals court in Texas unexpectedly stayed the execution of a death row inmate whose case had attracted international attention because he was 17 when he murdered the father of a federal judge.

CINCINNATI — An unlikely array of Republicans and Democrats, attorneys general and federal and state judges and prosecutors has lined up to fight the execution of a death row inmate many believe to be innocent.

Gov. John Kitzhaber of Oregon on Tuesday said he would halt the execution of a death row inmate scheduled for next month and that he would allow no more executions in the state during his time in office.

Seriousness is measured by the danger of death, but imminent death, however certain, from external causes such as the execution of a death sentence does not render one apt for the sacrament.

In the interim, Georgia passed what is known as the Lethal Injection Secrecy Law, which prohibits the release of identifying information of: "any person or entity … that manufactures, supplies, compounds, or prescribes the drugs, medical supplies, or medical equipment utilized in the execution of a death sentence ….

The act — conveniently passed only on July 1, two days before Mr. Hill's most recent execution warrant was issued — hides from public view the following: "any person or entity … that manufactures, supplies, compounds, or prescribes the drugs, medical supplies, or medical equipment utilized in the execution of a death sentence ….

Cordray was granted a ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court that lower courts could not grant a stay of execution for a death row inmate.

The nine justices of the US supreme court must decide on Wednesday whether or not uphold a stay of execution for a death-row inmate in Missouri whose lawyers argue faces a prolonged and agonizing death as a result of a rare medical condition that could complicate the lethal injection process.

The execution of a Missouri death row inmate was put on hold on Tuesday night after a stay was granted, lifted and then reinstated by successive court rulings.

The execution of a Texas death row inmate was postponed today by a state judge who granted the delay because the prisoner's court-appointed lawyer had missed the deadline for filing a clemency petition on his behalf.

The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned the bungled and chaotic execution of an Oklahoma death-row inmate, which left him thrashing on the gurney during a chaotic process that lasted nearly two hours.