Sentence examples for halted execution from inspiring English sources

Morgan persuaded the President to stipulate that since Stroud was originally sentenced to await his death sentence in solitary confinement, those conditions should prevail until the halted execution could be carried out.

A federal judge halted executions in Missouri.

The U.S. Supreme Court halted executions from 1972 to 1976.

Eleven states had halted executions for that reason.

Eleven states have halted executions to review lethal injection.

Litigation over lethal injection has already halted executions in ten states.

Mr. Ryan halted executions two years ago after 13 death row inmates were freed because of flawed convictions.

In the last year, 13 states have had bills pending that would have halted executions.

After the court accepted the case last fall, many states halted executions.

Gov. George Ryan of Illinois halted executions in that state in 2000, then, as he was leaving office in 2003, commuted the sentences of all death row inmates.

Governor Ryan has halted executions in Illinois, as you know, because the convictions of 13 people on death row were overturned.