High court stops Florida execution
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of convicted child killer Mark Dean Schwab, hours before he was scheduled to die in Florida.
The move by the high court was widely expected as it considers the appeals of two Kentucky inmates challenging the same lethal three-drug combination used in Florida. The court has blocked executions in three other states since accepting the Kentucky case Sept. 25.
Schwab was sentenced to death for the murder of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez.
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