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April 23, 2014

Missouri Executes Prisoner After Drug Secrecy Challenge Fails; Oklahoma Gov. Overrides Court Stay 
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Missouri has executed a death row prisoner after the Supreme Court
rejected a last-minute attempt for a stay. William Rousan was convicted
of killing an elderly couple in 1993. His attorneys had challenged his
execution over the secrecy surrounding the drugs used in his lethal
injection. Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a stay
for two death row prisoners who had filed a similar challenge. On
Tuesday, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin sowed legal confusion after issuing
her own stay in one the cases. Overriding the court, Fallin's stay lasts
just seven days.

 

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