Ohio Death Penalty Information is doing a wonderful job covering interesting developments in that state. The state's newly elected governor says the next scheduled execution will likely not take place on January 23, as it does not give him sufficient time to examine the clemency petition and facts of the case. Governor-Elect Ted Strickland has also expressed concerns about lethal injection. LINK
From an AP article, featured on ODPI:
Governor-elect Ted Strickland said Friday that he will not have ample time to review the case of condemned killer Kenneth Biros before the scheduled execution date, signaling the likelihood that the first execution of his administration will be postponed.
"In talking with my legal counsel and with Gov. Bob Taft's legal counsel, they have told me there is no way that we can have time to do the kind of analysis dealing with that that Bob Taft does," Strickland told The Associated Press.
The statement was met with unified wonder by those for and against the death penalty: Does this mean the new governor is reconsidering the death penalty?
Karl Keys has commentary here, and Doug Berman has commentary here.
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