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| Execution stay lifted |
| By The Seattle Times |
| Published: 12/03/2008 |
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today lifted the federal stay of the execution of Darold Ray Stenson in Washington state, but a state court stay remained in effect. In a brief written statement, Justice John Paul Stevens said that on procedural grounds, the stay ordered by U.S. District Judge Lonny Suko in Yakima was not warranted. Stenson's execution had been scheduled for today at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla. But on Monday, the Washington state Supreme Court denied Clallam County's request to vacate a county judge's stay of execution. The state Department of Corrections then canceled the execution, saying a new date would not be set for at least 90 days. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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