Federal Judge Blocks 1 Of 8 Upcoming Executions In Arkansas
Arkansas was preparing to execute the inmates before one of its lethal-injection drugs expired. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. said one inmate's clemency bid requires the state to wait 30 days.
by Camila Domonoske
Apr 06, 2017
2 minutes
A federal judge in Arkansas has blocked the execution of one of eight death row inmates scheduled to die later this month, saying the schedule set by the state doesn't allow enough time for the inmate's clemency petition to proceed.
On Wednesday, a parole board recommended that
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