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By Steve Hall

"Timing of Calif. execution questioned," is the title of Paul Elias' AP report via the Washington Post. San Quentin Prison's warden walked to the death row cell of Albert Greenwood Brown on Aug. 31 and read a "death warrant" informing him of his scheduled execution this week.Prison staff then examined the convicted rapist and murderer to ensure his veins were healthy enough to handle a lethal injection scheduled for Wednesday. And, then, just as quickly, a federal judge on Friday refused to block the execution.With that, Brown made a surprising leap to the top of the long list of California death row inmates facing execution. Certainly, it was unforeseen by legal experts, by the federal judge who halted executions in 2006 and by Brown's own lawyers...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 26, 2010 (boomark / email).