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"High court rejects quick action on appeal; execution on hold," is the title of Charlie Frago's report in today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.Convicted murderer Frank Williams Jr. won?t be executed next week after the Arkansas Supreme Court denied a request Thursday to quickly resolve an appeal affecting his execution. The ruling prompted Gov. Mike Beebe to delay Williams ? execution until further ?rulings and / or orders from the courts,? according to a statement released by his office. Beebe has ordered the  Department of Correction to halt its execution preparations. The court?s decision, according to the chief deputy for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, could mean other death-row inmates could have their executions scheduled before Williams is put to death...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).