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Where are the post-Baze x-dates?

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Prior to the Court’s ruling in Baze a reasonable person might have forecasted a quick surge in the number of execution dates (or x-dates) would follow if the Court upheld the Kentucky protocol.  Despite seven months of no executions a tidal wave of new execution dates has not occurred.  Over the last few years an average month might see four (4) to eight (8) serious x-dates, post-Baze. At least through the end of July, we are well below that level. Execution dates are to the right and are drawn from Dr. Rick Halperin’s work on the subject.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on April 27, 2008 (boomark / email).