Sentence examples for halt in executions from inspiring English sources

"This might lead to a halt in executions until states can prove they can do it without problems.

Any diplomatic and commercial relations with the regime must be conditioned on a halt in torture and executions".

But he was also the governor who dared to declare a halt to executions in Illinois.

"Nor have I decided to halt all executions in the federal system.

Difficulties over lethal injections has already put a halt to executions in several other states.

A few days later, Governor Ryan declared a halt to executions in Illinois, making him the first governor to impose such a moratorium.

HOUSTON, Oct. 2 — Signaling an indefinite halt to executions in Texas, the state's highest criminal appeals court late Tuesday stayed the lethal injection of a 28-year-old Honduran man who was scheduled to be put to death Wednesday.

The grisly execution of Clayton Lockett by lethal injection on April 29 , 2014was enough to halt all executions in Oklahoma, pending a review of its three-drug cocktail.

In Furman v. Georgia, the Justices struck down all of the death-penalty statutes then in effect, halting executions in the United States.

In January 2000, Gov. George Ryan of Illinois halted all executions in the first moratorium in the country.

His success, however, came to an unexpected halt in 1587 with the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, who was also Catholic.