Thursday
Jun172004
Supreme Court clears way for Oken execution
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 02:59PM
Justices lift stay order upheld yesterday by panel
The Supreme Court cleared the way last night for Steven Oken to be put to death by lethal injection, lifting a federal court order upheld hours earlier that would have indefinitely delayed the convicted killer's execution. Barring another legal maneuver by Oken's attorneys or a grant of clemency from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Oken may be executed before midnight tomorrow. [more] Pictured above: Pro- Death protestors in Baltimore.
The Supreme Court cleared the way last night for Steven Oken to be put to death by lethal injection, lifting a federal court order upheld hours earlier that would have indefinitely delayed the convicted killer's execution. Barring another legal maneuver by Oken's attorneys or a grant of clemency from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Oken may be executed before midnight tomorrow. [more] Pictured above: Pro- Death protestors in Baltimore.
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