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With Rare Execution Hours Away, A Debate in Washington State

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Washington state's last execution was in 2001.  It has carried out four post-Furman executions.  But an execution scheduled to be carried out shortly midnight has brought the death penalty debate to the surface."Clock ticks down to Brown's execution after appeal fails," is the Seattle Times news article by Sharon Pian Chen and Jennifer Sullivan.Convicted killer Cal Coburn Brown has lost another appeal in his effort to stay out of the death chamber and is now hoping that the governor or the state Supreme Court will intervene. Barring a last-minute stay, Brown is scheduled to be executed at 12:01 a.m. Friday. His would be the first execution in Washington since 2001.And:On Wednesday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham refused Brown's motion challenging the state's right to administer lethal injection...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 12, 2009 (boomark / email).