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    I think there is an error in the date. According to the article McGehee is up on the 27. not the 24.

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    Thanks, it's just been fixed.

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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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    Arkansas Court Rejects Effort to Block Inmate's Execution

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected an effort to block the execution for one of eight inmates who are scheduled to be put to death next month.

    Justices on Thursday denied a motion to recall the mandate in the case of convicted murderer Jason McGehee, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 27. McGehee's attorney had asked justices to vacate his death sentence and send his case back to a lower court for resentencing, citing problems with the verdict forms in his resentencing.

    McGehee's attorneys had filed the motion two weeks before Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month scheduled the executions to occur over a 10-day period in April. The state announced this week it had enough lethal injection drugs to move forward with the executions.

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    Unless there's a botch, some of these are going to happen. It's clear the courts are done and there's nothing left. It's going to be like MO from 2013 to 2015 and GA from 2015 to 2016.
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    Family Wants Closure from Death Row Inmate

    HARRISON, Ark. -- Eight Men on Arkansas' death row are scheduled for execution in April. Among them is Jason McGehee, who was sentenced to death for killing a teenager, John Melbourne in 1997.

    The executions will mark the first time someone has died from lethal injection in Arkansas since 2005. John Melbourne's family have been waiting 15 years for closure.

    In 1997 John Epps was the first of three people to stand trial for the killing of 15-year-old John Melbourne. Epps and another teen, Ben McFarland were sentenced to life in prison. The third person, Jason McGehee was sentenced to death.

    Bill Melbourne, the cousin of John Melbourne says,"with all the appeals that he has done and trying to get the death penalty taken out. It's been hard for the family."

    He says the last two decades, waiting for McGehee's execution have been a roller coaster for his family and they are ready for justice.

    Melbourne says," it will give us some closure that we've greatly needed. He was 15 when it happened, today he would be 36, 37 years old. It's a hard thing for us to swallow."

    According to testimony, McGehee was the leader of a group of teens, including 15-year-old John Melbourne. They were involved in several petty crimes in Harrison like passing fake and stolen checks. Melbourne was picked up by police while attempting to pass one of those checks. McGehee accused him of talking or snitching to police. He and the two other teens kidnapped Melbourne and tortured him. First in Harrison and then at this shed in Omaha. They all took turns strangling him to death.

    He says, "It's real hard to hear how, what they did to him for eight hours. I couldn't imagine going through what he went through."

    Melbourne knows McGehee's execution won't bring his cousin back, but he says after 20 years of waiting it will bring some relief for the family.

    He says, "If it does happen, I think the family, there will be some closure for us knowing some justice has been done."

    Five out of the eight inmates scheduled to be executed next month have asked the Governor for clemency. McGehee is part of that group. The Arkansas Parole Board has set a clemency hearing for each of the five inmates this next week.

    http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/...sure/675629794
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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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    Clemency hearings set for 5 death row inmates

    The Arkansas Parole Board scheduled clemency hearings for five of the eight inmates scheduled to be executed in April.

    According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, clemency hearings have been set for Stacey Johnson and Ledelle Lee on March 24; Marcell Williams on March 27; and Kenneth Williams and Jason McGehee on March 31.

    In February, Gov. Asa Hutchinson set the execution dates for eight inmates on death row, saying it was required by law.

    Hutchinson set the following execution dates:

    Don Williams Davis - April 17

    Bruce Earl Ward - April 17

    Ledelle Lee - April 20

    Stacey Eugene Johnson - April 20

    Jack Harold Jones - April 24

    Marcel Williams - April 24

    Kenneth D. Williams - April 27

    Jason F. McGehee - April 27

    Arkansas hasn't executed an inmate since 2005 due to legal challenges and issues getting execution drugs.

    http://katv.com/news/local/clemency-...th-row-inmates
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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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    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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    "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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    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.

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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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    Last 2 death row inmates ask board for clemency

    Jason McGehee and Kenneth Williams asked the board to recommend sparing their lives today.

    The families of those killed by those two men asking for a different outcome.

    "The man that sits on death row is the cause of the definition of my life,” said Jodie Efrid, whose father is one of the many victims of Kenneth Williams.

    In 1999, Williams was sentenced to life for killing UAPB cheerleader Dominique Hurd and Jerrell Jenkins. He escaped prison weeks later and while running killed Efrid's father, Cecil Boren. While running from police, Williams crashed and killed Michael Greenwood.

    "You have been appointed as a board to do what's just and right and pray that for my family and all the other victims of Kenneth Williams, that you do that,” Efrid said.

    Williams told the board Friday he'd turned his life over to god and didn't care if they granted him mercy or not.

    "Whether you grant clemency or not is fine with me. Not to sound arrogant. I'm confident in God's promise. To be absent of the body of the redeemed is to be present with the Lord,” Williams said.

    The other inmate appearing Friday was Jason McGehee. McGehee, a gang leader, directed the torture and killing of victim John Melbourne Jr. Mcgehee told the board that he never wanted him to die.

    "I regret my involvement in that whole night. I wish I could change what happened. John deserved to live. None of this should have happened. I honestly don't know if killing me would make up for it. The state already has my life and that's a fact,” he said.

    Melbourne's father telling the board his son was shown no mercy and neither should McGehee.

    "John didn't have this. Even though he was begging for his life and was hurting. He didn't have this and he begged for his life too. He didn't have y’all,” Melbourne said.

    Williams and McGehee are scheduled to be put to death on April 27th. The board is expected to make their recommendation on Monday.

    http://katv.com/news/local/last-2-de...d-for-clemency
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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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