Supreme Court asked to Stop Second Ohio Execution
The attorney for the Ohio inmate whose execution failed last week has asked the Supreme Court to halt the second execution, scheduled for Tuesday. The first execution was halted after two hours, because authorities failed to find a usable vein. The inmate Romell Broom was granted one week’s reprieve, but his lawyer argued that he had suffered extreme mental and physical trauma and should at least be granted extra time, at best a pardon. Broom was stuck with the hypodermic needle at least eighteen times.
Broom’s lawyer argued that a second execution attempt was unconstitutional, as it would violate his civil rights. The inmate, who was convicted in 1984 for the rape and murder of a fourteen-year-old girl, reportedly told his brother on the phone that he was “ready to die” a few days before the initial execution.
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