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Supreme Court justice delays executions in three states
Justice Powell issued a stay delaying Georgia Florida and Texas death penalty executions while the court considers rehearing requests. The pause could delay hundreds of planned executions nationwide as the high court reconvenes in October. The stay covers three cases: Charles Profitt Jerry Jurek and Troy Gregg, all facing death sentences.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Georgia
Florida
Texas
High Court
Powell
David E. Kendall
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Associated Press
North Carolina
Louisiana
Naacp Fund
Jerry Lane Jurek
Cuero
Tex
Troy Leon Gregg