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| Ernest Lee Johnson's execution on hold pending federal court appeal |
| By kcur.org- Marshall Griffin |
| Published: 11/04/2015 |
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Updated 8:05 p.m. Nov. 3 with court action - The U.S. Supreme Court has hit pause on Tuesday night's scheduled execution of Ernest Lee Johnson. The high court issued a stay, pending the outcome of one of his appeals. It centers on claims that the state's execution drug pentobarbital could cause Johnson to experience violent seizures, due to part of his brain being removed in 2008 during surgery to remove a tumor. Johnson's complaint was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays last week, but Tuesday night Justice Samuel Alito referred the question to the full Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ordered the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether the complaint was properly handled. Read More. |
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