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| Seventh Oklahoma death row inmate now eligible for execution date |
| By newsok.com- Chris Casteel |
| Published: 06/14/2016 |
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the final appeal on Monday of Oklahoma death row inmate Scott Eizember, whose 2003 crime spree resulted in the deaths of an elderly couple. Since Eizember has exhausted his appeals, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt would normally ask the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date. However, Pruitt has asked that all executions be delayed until the Oklahoma Department of Corrections finishes a report on the state's lethal injection process. Pruitt told the state appeals court in January that it would be inappropriate to move forward with executions while the protocol is being investigated. Pruitt said he would not request an execution date until at least 150 days after the corrections department has issued its report. Read More. |
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