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    Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson set the execution dates for eight Arkansas death row inmates on Monday (Feb. 27).

    The eight inmates have all been convicted of capital murder.

    “This action is necessary to fulfill the requirement of the law, but it is also important to bring closure to the victims’ families who have lived with the court appeals and uncertainty for a very long time,” Hutchinson said.

    The execution dates were set as follows:

    Kenneth Williams – April 27, 2017
    Bruce Ward – April 17, 2017
    Stacey Johnson – April 20, 2017
    Don Williamson Davis – April 17, 2017
    Ledell Lee – April 20, 2017
    Jack Harold Jones – April 24, 2017
    Jason McGehee – April 27, 2017
    Marcel Williams – April 24, 2017

    http://5newsonline.com/2017/02/27/ar...h-row-inmates/
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    Inmates ask Arkansas court to void orders setting execution dates

    Attorneys for eight Arkansas death row inmates scheduled to be put to death next month are asking the state's highest court to invalidate the proclamations scheduling their executions, arguing that a stay is still in place.

    The inmates asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to void Gov. Asa Hutchinson's orders setting their execution dates. Hutchinson on Monday set four double executions during a 10-day period in April, though the state is lacking one of the drugs needed to put them to death.

    The inmates' attorneys say a stay blocking the executions is still in place while an amended complaint challenging Arkansas' lethal injection law is pending in a Pulaski County court. The state Monday asked the state to clarify that the stay on executions had been lifted.

    http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2...=news-arkansas
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    Mother's Killer Will Finally Be Put to Death After More Than Two Decades

    ROGERS -- It's been 27 years since Daniel was gunned down and her family will finally receive a sense of closure next month when Davis is put to death.

    After more than two decades of waiting, Susan Taylor Khani, daughter of Jane Daniel, will finally see her mother's killer put to death. Khani says it's been a long time coming but that doesn't make it any easier.

    "What he put her through? I just can't imagine. This is the third or fourth time so... I hope this time it goes through. Been waiting for 25 years," said Khani.

    Don Davis was sentenced to death on March 6, 1992 for the murder of Jane Daniel. He'll finally be put to death on April 17th, 2017. He shot and killed her, execution style, in the back of the head after robbing the house. More than anything, Khani said this will bring closure to her years of suffering.

    "I've been living with this for a long time. It was something that the state promised. I'm just ready for it to be over. I forgave him back when he was accused. But now i don't have to deal with this anymore. It'll be done and he won't be able to say my mom's name anymore," said Khani.

    Khani thinks the reason it's taken so long for Davis to receive the death penalty is the opposition to the death penalty. Even after all of these years, Khani hasn't changed her mind about Davis.

    "Her life was cut short. She never met my son. My son never had a grandmother. He took that away from my mom and from me. He's a very cruel person. He needs to be put to death," said Khani.

    While the pain of losing her mom will never fade, Khani says she is grateful for the closure she has received.

    "He was found guilty. The evidence was huge. A lot of families don't have the closure that i have," said Khani.

    Khani is not happy but relieved this part of her life will finally be put to rest with Davis' death. She will attend his execution in Pine Bluff on April 17th.

    http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/moth...ades/671423042

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    Found this old photo of Don't while researching. file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/don_davis_000.jpg looks remarkably different.

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    Arkansas inmates ask judge to halt 4 double executions

    The eight inmates facing lethal injection in Arkansas next month asked a federal judge on Monday to block the state's unprecedented plan to conduct four nights of double executions over a 10-day period.

    Attorneys for the inmates sought a preliminary injunction to halt the executions, which are scheduled to begin April 17, arguing that the use of the controversial sedative midazolam and the rushed schedule violates their clients' constitutional rights.

    Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month scheduled the executions to occur before the state's supply of midazolam expires at the end of April.

    "The rushed schedule appreciably increases the risk of harm to plaintiffs, falls far outside the bounds of modern penological practice, and disrespects the plaintiffs' fundamental dignity — defects that all run against the Eighth Amendment's protections," the inmates argued in a court filing.

    Arkansas hasn't executed an inmate since 2005 because of court challenges and difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs. The state hasn't carried out a double execution since 1999.

    While Texas has executed eight people in a month — twice in 1997 — no state in the modern era has executed that many prisoners in 10 days.

    The lawsuit is the latest of several efforts by the inmates to halt the executions. A separate challenge against Arkansas' lethal injection law — which keeps the source of the state's lethal injection drugs secret — is pending in Pulaski County Circuit Court. The inmates have also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to not weigh in on a state court ruling upholding the law's constitutionality.

    Five of the inmates have also asked the state Parole Board to recommend Hutchinson spare their lives.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/charlot...141040433.html
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    Arkansas judge rejects bid to halt multiple executions

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state’s lethal injection law, the latest setback for efforts to block the state’s unprecedented plan to conduct four double executions over a 10-day period next month.

    Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen granted the state’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint filed by eight inmates facing lethal injection next month. Griffen said he has no jurisdiction over the case after the state Supreme Court reversed his previous decision striking down the law and the state’s three-drug protocol.

    “That dismissal effectively ended this court’s jurisdiction over all claims and contentions in the lawsuit that led to the dismissal,” Griffen wrote in his decision.

    An attorney for the inmates said he planned to appeal Griffen’s ruling quickly to the state Supreme Court.

    “We will again ask the court to reconsider its findings and point out the flaws in its earlier findings,” Jeff Rosenzweig said.

    Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month scheduled the executions to begin before the state’s supply of midazolam, a controversial sedative used in its three-drug protocol, expires. Arkansas has not executed an inmate since 2005.

    The inmates filed a federal lawsuit Monday aimed at halting the executions. They’ve also asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to not review a state court ruling upholding the lethal injection law, which keeps the source of Arkansas’ execution drugs secret.

    The ruling comes a day after the state Parole Board recommended Hutchinson reject a clemency request by Stacey Eugene Johnson and Ledell Lee, two of the convicted murderers scheduled for execution. The panel held another hearing Monday for convicted murderer Marcel Williams, and hearings are set for Friday for two other death row inmates.

    Arkansas hasn’t executed an inmate in more than a decade because of court challenges and difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs. The state hasn’t carried out a double execution since 1999, and while Texas has executed eight people in a month — twice in 1997 — no state in the modern era has executed that many prisoners in 10 days.

    The executions are scheduled on April 17, April 20, April 24 and April 27.

    In his ruling, Griffen wrote that he was troubled by the state Supreme Court decision and by the inmates’ argument that the lethal injection protocol could subject them to painful executions.

    "It is more than troubling that Arkansas judges must now deny persons sentenced to death by lethal injection a fair and impartial evidentiary hearing concerning their allegations that the state of Arkansas intends to subject them to an execution process which they allege will involve demonstrable risk of severe pain,” he wrote.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.was...168_story.html
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    Execution for Ward set for 8pm. Execution set will follow shortly for Davis for 10pm.

    https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/ar

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    2 inmates seek execution stays from Arkansas high court

    LITTLE ROCK — The first two inmates facing lethal injection under Arkansas' unprecedented multiple execution plan are seeking a stay from the state Supreme Court.

    Attorneys for Don Davis and Bruce Ward asked justices Wednesday to block their executions, scheduled for Monday, while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case concerning access to independent mental health experts by defendants. The U.S. high court is set to hold oral arguments in that case April 24, a week after the two are set to be put to death.

    The inmates' attorneys say they were denied access to independent mental health experts in their cases.

    The two men are among seven inmates Arkansas plans to put to death over an 11-day period. The filing is among a flurry of lawsuits aimed at halting the executions.

    http://m.arkansasonline.com/news/201...as-high-court/
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    Does anybody think this will go ahead?

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    Arkansas court halts 2 executions set for Monday night

    VARNER, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court halted the executions of two men originally scheduled to be put to death Monday night, putting another legal roadblock in place in the state's plan to conduct eight lethal injections before its supply of a key drug expires at the end of April.

    Justices in a 4-3 decision granted stays Monday afternoon for Don Davis and Bruce Ward. The inmates wanted stays of execution while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a separate case concerning access to independent mental health experts by defendants. The U.S. high court is set to hold oral arguments on April 24.

    Three Arkansas justices dissented, with Associate Justice Shawn Womack writing that Ward and Davis "had their day in court, the jury spoke, and decades of appeals have occurred. The families are entitled to closure and finality of the law."

    The inmates' attorneys argued that their clients were denied access to independent mental health experts, saying Ward has a lifelong history of severe mental illness and that Davis has an IQ in the range of intellectual disability.

    This was just the latest setback for the state's plan to execute eight prisoners before its supply of the sedative midazolam expires at the end of the month. If court proceedings are pushed into May, Arkansas won't be able to carry out the executions with the drugs it has on hand.

    The Arkansas high court already had issued one stay for Ward after a Jefferson County judge said she didn't have the authority to halt Ward's execution. Ward's attorneys have argued he is a diagnosed schizophrenic with no rational understanding of his impending execution.

    Also, a federal judge has halted all of the planned executions on different grounds. The state has appealed that ruling to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hadn't weighed in as of mid-afternoon.

    The state was still moving forward with plans to conduct the Monday night executions in the event that all stays were lifted. A spokesman for Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge had no immediate comment on the latest stays, saying the office was still reviewing the court's order.

    Meanwhile, the Arkansas Supreme Court also barred a state judge who blocked the multiple execution plan from taking up any death penalty related cases after he participated in a protest where he appeared to mimic a death row inmate about to receive a lethal injection. Justices reassigned any death penalty cases from Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen, who banned the state from using a lethal injection drug a supplier said was misleadingly obtained. After issuing the order, Griffen participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration where he was strapped to a cot. The high court asked a disciplinary panel to consider whether Griffen violated the code of conduct for judges.

    At a federal court hearing last week, prison officials testified they must conduct the executions with their current batch of midazolam, a sedative that is intended to mask the effects of drugs that will shut down the inmates' lungs and hearts. The inmates say midazolam is unsuitable because it is not a painkiller and could subject them to a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

    http://www.kake.com/story/35163072/a...r-monday-night
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    "They will hurt you. They will hurt your grandma, these people. The root cause of this is there's no discipline in the homes, they don't go to school, you know, they live off the government, no personal accountability, and they just beat people up for no reason, and it's disgusting." - Former Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters

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