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Unresolved concerns about the drugs used to execute Dennis McGuire last month prompted Gov. John Kasich yesterday to postpone the scheduled March 19 lethal injection of Gregory Lott.
Without comment, Kasich rescheduled Lott’s execution, delaying it for eight months, until Nov. 19.
Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the governor wants to give the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction time to complete its internal review of McGuire’s Jan. 16 execution.
“Gregory Lott committed a heinous crime for which he will be executed,” Nichols added.
It was the second execution that Kasich had postponed in recent months. On Nov. 13, Kasich pushed back Ronald Phillips’ execution to July 2 to give him an opportunity to pursue organ donation to a family member.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 8, 2014
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