Ohio's governor granted temporary reprieves to two death row inmates just hours after a federal request court blocked the implementation of one of them, adding to the mounting confusion over the state's capital punishment system.
Earlier Monday, the state's legal representative general's office asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Thursday's execution of Lawrence Reynolds Jr. to go forward as planned.
However, Gov. Ted Strickland publicize he would delay Reynolds's execution until March, at the earliest. Another death row inmate, Darryl Durr, scheduled to be executed in coming weeks, also was decided a reprieve until at least April 2010.
The conflicting moves came after the botched execution effort of Romell Broom last month, which raised serious questions about the state's lethal injection procedures.
"Additional time is needed to fully conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of an other or backup lethal injection protocol that is in accordance with Ohio law," Strickland said in his announcement.
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Earlier Monday, the state's legal representative general's office asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Thursday's execution of Lawrence Reynolds Jr. to go forward as planned.
However, Gov. Ted Strickland publicize he would delay Reynolds's execution until March, at the earliest. Another death row inmate, Darryl Durr, scheduled to be executed in coming weeks, also was decided a reprieve until at least April 2010.
The conflicting moves came after the botched execution effort of Romell Broom last month, which raised serious questions about the state's lethal injection procedures.
"Additional time is needed to fully conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of an other or backup lethal injection protocol that is in accordance with Ohio law," Strickland said in his announcement.
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