Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 19, 2006 17:34:18 GMT -5
Daryl Holton Returns to death row
A Shelbyville man scheduled to die early Tuesday morning for killing four
children will live to see another day.
Last minute court wrangling on Monday stopped Daryl Holton's execution.
Correction officers moved the convicted killer off death watch and back to
death row Monday night. That happened after the US Supreme Court refused
to lift a stay of execution issued by the US Court of Appeals.
Also on Monday, the US Supreme Court got a 13 page letter, written by
Holton, asking for an appeal. As of Tuesday morning, everything for
Holton's execution has been put on hold.
We returned to business as usual. We're on stand down and will remain that
way until we hear otherwise from the courts. No word on how long that
could take, but we're back to normal here at the prison, said Dorinda
Carter, Department of Correction spokesperson.
In 1999, a jury convicted Holton of killing his 3 young sons and their
stepsister in Shelbyville.
Holton has admitted to the murders and had given up appealing his death
sentence until Monday.
(source: Associated Press)
A Shelbyville man scheduled to die early Tuesday morning for killing four
children will live to see another day.
Last minute court wrangling on Monday stopped Daryl Holton's execution.
Correction officers moved the convicted killer off death watch and back to
death row Monday night. That happened after the US Supreme Court refused
to lift a stay of execution issued by the US Court of Appeals.
Also on Monday, the US Supreme Court got a 13 page letter, written by
Holton, asking for an appeal. As of Tuesday morning, everything for
Holton's execution has been put on hold.
We returned to business as usual. We're on stand down and will remain that
way until we hear otherwise from the courts. No word on how long that
could take, but we're back to normal here at the prison, said Dorinda
Carter, Department of Correction spokesperson.
In 1999, a jury convicted Holton of killing his 3 young sons and their
stepsister in Shelbyville.
Holton has admitted to the murders and had given up appealing his death
sentence until Monday.
(source: Associated Press)