Gov. John Kasich delays 9 executions as court battle continues
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich on Monday delayed nine executions as a court fight continues over the constitutionality of the state's lethal injection process, including a contested sedative used in problematic executions in at least three states.
Kasich's announcement postponed next month's execution of child killer Ronald Phillips until July and pushed back eight other procedures.
The Republican governor said the timing of arguments before a Cincinnati federal appeals court makes the delay necessary. The court is hearing Ohio's appeal of a federal judge's order finding the state's latest execution process unconstitutional.
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If one goes to the link, there is another story on an inmate who survived execution. They are going to try to execute him again. Usually death penalty cases are reserved for the worst cases. Hard to have sympathy for those who have committed extremely heinous acts.
