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| U.S. Supreme Court lifts Connecticut execution stay |
| By Reuters |
| Published: 01/28/2005 |
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A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a stay of execution for Connecticut death row inmate Michael Ross in a move that could clear the way for New England's first execution in 45 years. The Connecticut Department of Correction announced after the Supreme Court decision that barring any last-minute "legal impediments," Ross would be executed early Saturday morning. Ross, a convicted serial murderer who has admitted killing eight women in the 1980s, has said he wanted to waive his appeals and die. But his execution has already been rescheduled twice because of intense legal wrangling over his mental competency, and a separate legal matter expected to be argued on Friday in a Manhattan federal appeals court could postpone it yet again. T.R. Paulding, a private attorney representing Ross said his client was relieved by the high court's decision. "At this point he is still adamant that the execution should proceed," he said. |
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