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Death row inmate wants execution delayed to determine source of lethal drugs
A condemned prisoner wants his execution delayed until the state says where it got drugs that will be used to kill him, or after the investigation of a botched execution in Oklahoma is complete.
4 executions loom, but drug shortage is a concern
The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear four Arizona capital cases, opening the door for a spate of executions in the coming months.
Former Clemency Board members claim pressure from governor’s office
Five former members of the Board of Executive Clemency claim Gov. Jan Brewer’s top aide tried strong-arming them into not giving leniency to prisoners and punished those who did.
US appeals court blocks Arizona execution
Arizona prosecutors will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court's order blocking the scheduled execution of a death-row inmate for a killing that occurred nearly 35 years ago.
Proposed ethical rules would require prosecutors to disclose evidence even after convictions
Henry Hall was on death row when police found the remains of Ted Lindberry in the desert west of Phoenix in March 2001.
Arizona executes inmate for 2 murders in 1987
Siblings of a murdered teenager were united in saying 25 years was too long to wait for Wednesday's execution of one of two men convicted in the case. They were divided on whether the executed man deserved their sorrow.
Corrections chief to allow witnesses to view execution procedure
Witnesses to the June 27 execution of Samuel Lopez will be allowed to watch as the executioner inserts intravenous lines that will carry the lethal drug to Lopez's body.
Judge: Public won’t get full look at execution process
The public and attorneys for condemned prisoners won’t be given a behind-the-scenes look at executions in Arizona, a U.S. District Court judge ruled today.
Arizona court postpones considering death warrant
The Arizona Supreme Court has postponed considering whether to set the execution of a death-row inmate who was temporarily spared from the death penalty last year.
Judge: Lawsuit needed over execution transparency
Even though the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t block death-row inmate Samuel Lopez’s execution, it took a dim view of Arizona’s lethal-injection procedures, particularly the secrecy that veils executions.
AZ Supreme Court grants death-row inmate more time
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday gave death row inmate Samuel Lopez another 43 days to live, a delay designed to give three new members of the Board of Executive Clemency time to gain enough training before hearing his plea for mercy.
Appeals court refuses to block Arizona execution
An Arizona death-row inmate is asking the state Supreme Court to block his execution Wednesday so a lower court can consider whether the inmate's rights to a fair clemency hearing have been violated.
