Supreme Court affirms stay of execution for Pennsylvania inmate

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] affirmed [order list, PDF] a stay of execution late Thursday night for Pennsylvania inmate Hubert Michael. The Supreme Court's decision affirms the 14-day stay of execution [Philadelphia Inquirer report] allowed by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [official website] earlier on Thursday. The Third Circuit also requested that US District Judge John Jones III, a judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania [official website], explain...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/11/supreme-court-affirms-stay-of-execution-for-pennsylvania-inmate.php

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