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发帖数: 901 | 1 LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was poised Tuesday to end a nearly six-month
break in its use of capital punishment by executing a man who fatally shot
his three sons while they slept in 1982, shortly after his wife filed for
divorce.
State and federal courts have rejected attorneys' arguments that 66-year-old
Reginald Brooks of East Cleveland is not mentally competent and that the
government withheld relevant evidence that could have affected Brooks' case.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Brooks' request to halt the
execution, as did the Ohio Supreme Court Monday. After a federal appeals
court in Cincinnati rejected another appeal late Tuesday morning, Brooks'
attorneys decided not to appeal further, said Carlo LoParo, spokesman for
the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The prison system pushed Brooks' execution until 1:30 p.m., just over three
hours later than originally scheduled. LoParo said officials needed more
time as they prepared.
Prison officials had temporarily postponed the execution until the final
appeals were resolved.
Brooks, 66, visited with his brother, clergy |
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