"A federal judge has canceled a hearing this week on an Oklahoma inmate's request to stop his upcoming execution. Richard Glossip is challenging his execution date, now set for Sept. 30,
on two fronts: a federal case over the execution drugs, and a state
case in which he argues he's innocent in the 1997 killing of an Oklahoma
City motel owner. A federal judge granted a request Wednesday from his attorneys, who
asked that Friday's hearing over the drug midazolam be canceled. They
say they can't show an alternative drug would be available by next week. The U.S. Supreme Court in June upheld the use of midazolam. Glossip was scheduled for execution last week, but an Oklahoma court delayed it after his attorneys said they had new evidence."
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Bulletin: Richard Glossip: Oklahoma: Associated Press reports that a federal judge has canceled a hearing this week on Glossip's request to stop his upcoming execution. (Now set for September 30); "Richard Glossip is challenging his execution date, now set for Sept. 30, on two fronts: a federal case over the execution drugs, and a state case in which he argues he's innocent in the 1997 killing of an Oklahoma City motel owner."
