Ohio inmate whose execution failed is moved back to death row during fight over 2nd attempt

October 5th, 2009 Court halts Ohio execution, cites injection flawsCINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Monday halted the execution of an inmate three weeks after problems with a lethal injection attempt. A panel of the 6th U.S.

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September 22nd, 2009 2nd attempt to execute Ohio killer further delayedCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge on Tuesday further delayed an unprecedented second attempt to put a condemned rapist and killer to death by lethal injection. U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost's order, which pushes a hearing on the fate of inmate Romell Broom from next week to Nov.

September 18th, 2009 Supreme Court asked to stop 2nd Ohio execution tryCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney for an Ohio inmate whose lethal injection failed this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to halt an unprecedented second execution attempt, and cited in a separate affidavit the inmate's claims that executioners hit muscle and bone when they tried to find a vein suitable for injection.

September 18th, 2009 Court temporarily halts 2nd Ohio execution attemptCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted an unprecedented second attempt at lethal injection of an inmate who said his execution attempt this week was marred by painful needle sticks into his bone and muscles. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost issued a temporary restraining order effective for 10 days against the state, preventing a second execution attempt on Romell Broom from going forward as planned Tuesday.

September 17th, 2009 Lawyers try to stop second Ohio execution tryCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers plan state and federal lawsuits and a request to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to stop next week's unprecedented second execution attempt of a man whose lethal injection failed on Tuesday.

September 16th, 2009 Ohio inmate spends long day near death chamberSome events leading to Gov. Ted Strickland's decision to stop the Tuesday execution of Romell Broom because of difficulties finding a usable vein: Monday: 9:46 a.m.: Broom enters the holding cell 17 steps from the death chamber at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville after being transported from the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown.

September 16th, 2009 Guards watch Ohio inmate after execution delayLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A condemned inmate whose execution was stopped because of problems finding a usable vein will remain at the maximum security prison where death row inmates usually are held for a day before being put to death. Ohio prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says inmate Romell Broom has been placed in a cell in the infirmary at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and will remain there over the next week.

September 16th, 2009 Ohio inmate 'traumatized' after failed executionCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The lawyer for an inmate whose execution was halted after an unprecedented two hours said trying to put him to death again in a week could be a disaster. Romell Broom is still recovering from Tuesday's prolonged execution attempt and is physically and emotionally traumatized, his attorney, Adele Shank, said Wednesday.

September 15th, 2009 Appeals court refuses to halt Ohio executionLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A federal appeals court has refused to halt the execution of an Ohio man who raped a 14-year-old girl and stabbed her to death. The 6th U.S.

September 15th, 2009 Ohio execution preparations halted pending appealLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio prison officials have halted execution preparations for a man who raped and stabbed to death a 14-year-old girl pending the results of an appeal before a full federal appeals court. Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Julie Walburn said Tuesday that prison officials were holding off on final preparations for lethal injection of Romell Broom.

September 15th, 2009 Lawyer: Ohio execution on hold after vein troublesLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Executioners struggled to find suitable veins to put a condemned inmate to death Tuesday in a prison scene reminiscent of the problems that delayed executions in 2006 and 2007 and led to changes in Ohio's lethal injection process. The team of prison volunteers was having trouble inserting IVs into the arms of 53-year-old Romell Broom, said Tim Sweeney, one of Broom's attorneys.

September 15th, 2009 Ohio execution delayed 1 week after vein troublesLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland ordered a weeklong reprieve for a condemned inmate on Tuesday after the Ohio execution team had problems finding the inmate's veins during the lethal injection process.

August 18th, 2009 Sotomayor on losing end in Ohio man's death appealWASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting into the swing of being a member of the Supreme Court. Sotomayor made what appears to be her first public decision as a justice on Monday, voting unsuccessfully to delay the execution of an Ohio death row inmate.

June 3rd, 2009 Supreme Court denies OH death row inmate's appealsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeals by an Ohio inmate scheduled to be executed Wednesday for locking a woman in a car trunk and burning her alive.