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| Judge grants delay in Mississippi execution |
| By whnt.com |
| Published: 02/07/2012 |
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STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Mississippi in order to allow attorneys to argue whether the state has improperly kept him from getting a psychiatric evaluation. Edwin Hart Turner, 38, who was convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies in 1995, was set to die by lethal injection on Wednesday. In an order on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves postponed Turner's execution until at least February 20. Last week, Turner's attorney filed a court brief accusing the Mississippi Department of Corrections of improperly preventing a psychiatrist from evaluating Turner. Read More. |
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