Federal court halts Ohio man's execution 3 weeks after state botched lethal injection attemptOctober 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.
Lawyers try to stop Ohio from carrying out second unprecedented attempt to execute inmateSeptember 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.
Condemned Ohio inmate spends long day near death chamber awaiting execution that never wasSeptember 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.
Guards keeping close watch on condemned Ohio inmate after unprecedented execution delaySeptember 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.
US appeals court refuses to halt Ohio execution of man who raped, killed 14-year-old girlSeptember 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.
Ohio execution prep resumes after appeals court refuses to grant stay for man who killed teenSeptember 15th, 2009 Ohio preps for execution of man who killed girlLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Execution preparations resumed after a three-hour delay Tuesday when a federal appeals court refused to grant a stay for a man who raped and killed a 14-year-old girl. The 6th U.S.
Ohio death row inmate denied stay by federal court, motion pending at US Supreme CourtSeptember 15th, 2009 Ohio death row inmate denied stayLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A man who raped and stabbed to death a 14-year-old girl did not expect any visitors in the hours before his execution Tuesday, and no family or friends planned to watch him die. Romell Broom was to be executed at 10 a.m.
Ohio murder-for-hire triggerman, after exhausting appeals, awaits execution for 1995 slayingAugust 18th, 2009 Ohio murder-for-hire triggerman awaits executionLUCASVILLE, Ohio — The triggerman in an Ohio murder-for-hire scheme that killed a 66-year-old woman and critically wounded her son was awaiting execution Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal.
Sotomayor votes unsuccessfully with high court's liberal bloc to try to halt Ohio executionAugust 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.
GM sale effective at noon; barring court action, automaker could emerge from Chapter 11 soonJuly 9th, 2009 Opponents of GM sale face noon deadlineNEW YORK — Those opposing General Motors' plan to sell the bulk of itself to a new government-controlled company face a noon deadline to file appeals and find a way to get the sale halted. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber's order approving the sale is set to take effect at 12 p.m.
Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black asks Chicago federal judge for bail pending fraud appealJune 23rd, 2009 Conrad Black seeks release on bail pending appealCHICAGO — Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is asking a federal judge in Chicago to release him from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Appeals court conditionally approves Chrysler sale but keeps deal on hold to allow appealJune 5th, 2009 Appeals court conditionally OKs Chrysler saleNEW YORK — A U.S. appeals court conditionally approved Chrysler's sale of most of its assets to Italy's Fiat Friday, but is keeping the deal on hold until Monday to allow an appeal to the nation's highest court.
US Supreme Court denies appeals of Ohio man who burned woman alive, inmate awaits executionJune 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.
Supreme Court says Ohio gets chance to reinstate convicted killer's death sentenceJune 1st, 2009 High court rules for Ohio in death penalty caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of Ohio should have another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death, despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded. The court on Monday said a federal appeals court acted too quickly in throwing out the death sentence for Michael Bies, after the Supreme Court barred execution of mentally retarded people in 2002.
US appeals court in Ohio denies stay of deportation of alleged Nazi guard DemjanjukMay 1st, 2009 Appeals court denies Demjanjuk stay of deportationCINCINNATI — A federal appeals court in Ohio has denied a stay of deportation to Germany of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN'-yuk). Pending a further appeal, the Friday ruling opens the way for the Justice Department to deport the 89-year-old retired autoworker from his suburban Cleveland home.
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