Friday, 19 January 2007

STRICKLAND GRANTS REPRIEVES FOR BIROS, FILIAGGI, NEWTON



Friday, 19 January 2007

STRICKLAND GRANTS REPRIEVES FOR BIROS, FILIAGGI, NEWTON

The full text of the warrants of reprieve signed today is on Strickland website here.

Excerpt:
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today released the following statement regarding his decision to issue a reprieve of Tuesday’s scheduled execution and reprieves for the two executions scheduled in February:

“In order to conduct a review that is as thorough and comprehensive as the previous administration pursued before death penalties were implemented, I have decided to issue reprieves as follows:

-- Kenneth Biros until Tuesday, March 20, 2007
-- James J. Filiaggi until Tuesday, April 24, 2007
-- Christopher J. Newton until, Thursday, May 24,

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