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Romell Broom stay of execution apparently will not be appealed

Apparently the Ohio Attorney General is not going to appeal the stay of execution granted to Romell Broom last week in US district court, according to this updated AP article quoting Asst.  Ohio AG Leo Jennings to that effect.  Excerpt:...Ohio is waiting for the high court's decision and its impact on the entire lawsuit and so won't appeal the decision to delay Broom's execution. "We're not going to do this piecemeal," said Leo Jennings, a spokesman for Attorney General Marc Dann. "It's not the best use of our resources." ...Waiting for confirmation of the accuracy of this AP report.UPDATE:  According to a reliable source, the AP story linked to above - quoting Leo Jennings as stating that the AG's office will not appeal the Broom stay - is accurate...continue to full post

Full post as published by Ohio Death Penalty Information on September 10, 2007 (boomark / email).