A South Carolina man set to die this week for killing a store clerk has been granted a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts signed the stay Tuesday, giving Freddie E. Owens' attorney time to prepare an appeal of the case to the nation's high court.
The 30-year-old Owens had been scheduled to die Friday in South Carolinas death chamber in Columbia.
The stay grants Owens time to prepare an appeal. It does not say anything about the merits of Owens' case or even if the court will agree to hear it.
Owens has been sentenced to death 3 separate times for killing Greenville clerk Irene Grainger Graves during a convenience store holdup in 1997. His 1st 2 sentences were overturned.
Source: Associated Press
Chief Justice John Roberts signed the stay Tuesday, giving Freddie E. Owens' attorney time to prepare an appeal of the case to the nation's high court.
The 30-year-old Owens had been scheduled to die Friday in South Carolinas death chamber in Columbia.
The stay grants Owens time to prepare an appeal. It does not say anything about the merits of Owens' case or even if the court will agree to hear it.
Owens has been sentenced to death 3 separate times for killing Greenville clerk Irene Grainger Graves during a convenience store holdup in 1997. His 1st 2 sentences were overturned.
Source: Associated Press
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