California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday delayed by nearly two days the state's first execution since 2006 to allow more time for courts to consider the condemned inmate's appeals. Albert Greenwood Brown is now scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday. Brown's attorneys have filed simultaneous appeals to federal and state courts, arguing that the state improperly adopted new lethal injection procedures that result in cruel and unusual punishment.
September 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed the state’s first execution since 2006 by nearly two days Monday to allow more time for courts to consider the condemned inmate’s appeals.
Albert Greenwood Brown is now scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Thursday, said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Brown initially was scheduled for execution at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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