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| U.S. Supreme Court denies Arkansas request to begin executions |
| By wrcbtv.com |
| Published: 04/18/2017 |
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CUMMINS UNIT, AR (NBC News) - — The United States Supreme Court rejected a request by the state of Arkansas early Tuesday to execute the first prisoner in a tight schedule of eight death sentences it planned to complete before the end of the month. The decision was the culmination of a chaotic day of legal arguments, as Arkansas attempts to carry out its first executions in 12 years before its supply of lethal-injection drugs expires at the end of the month. The high court gave no explanation for its ruling, but said it would not lift an order made by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday to stop the executions of two inmates set to be put to death that night. They were scheduled to be the first of eight people put to death in the space of 10 days. The Supreme Court's decision came 10 minutes before the death warrant expired for one of these men, 56-year-old Don Davis. Read More. |
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