Post by thinkinkmesa on Mar 19, 2009 15:21:21 GMT -5
Hartmann denied stay of execution
By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 03:14 p.m. EDT, Mar 18, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court today declined to grant condemned killer Brett Hartmann's request to delay his execution to allow him to challenge the state's method of execution.
Hartmann's request was denied in a 4-2 decision, with Justices Paul Pfeifer and Terrence O'Donnell casting dissenting votes. Justice Maureen O'Connor, who was Summit County's prosecutor when Hartmann was convicted in 1998, recused herself.
Hartmann wants time to join a lawsuit in Franklin County that claims the state's method of lethal injection is unconstitutional.
Hartmann is scheduled to die April 7 for the fatal stabbing and mutilation of 46-year-old Winda Snipes in Akron on Sept. 9, 1997. Hartmann says the method will deny him a quick and painless death as required by Ohio law.
Hartmann says he's innocent and plans to ask Gov. Ted Strickland for a delay to allow testing of additional evidence. Strickland has yet to decide on the request.
Hartmann, 34, has appeals pending in federal court.
The Ohio Supreme Court today declined to grant condemned killer Brett Hartmann's request to delay his execution to allow him to challenge the state's method of execution.
Hartmann's request was denied in a 4-2 decision, with Justices Paul Pfeifer and Terrence O'Donnell casting dissenting votes. Justice Maureen O'Connor, who was Summit County's prosecutor when Hartmann was convicted in 1998, recused herself.
Hartmann wants time to join a lawsuit in Franklin County that claims the state's method of lethal injection is unconstitutional.
Hartmann is scheduled to die April 7 for the fatal stabbing and mutilation of 46-year-old Winda Snipes in Akron on Sept. 9, 1997. Hartmann says the method will deny him a quick and painless death as required by Ohio law.
Hartmann says he's innocent and plans to ask Gov. Ted Strickland for a delay to allow testing of additional evidence. Strickland has yet to decide on the request.
Hartmann, 34, has appeals pending in federal court.
www.ohio.com/news/break_news/41445647.html
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By Beacon Journal staff
POSTED: 03:14 p.m. EDT, Mar 18, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court today declined to grant condemned killer Brett Hartmann's request to delay his execution to allow him to challenge the state's method of execution.
Hartmann's request was denied in a 4-2 decision, with Justices Paul Pfeifer and Terrence O'Donnell casting dissenting votes. Justice Maureen O'Connor, who was Summit County's prosecutor when Hartmann was convicted in 1998, recused herself.
Hartmann wants time to join a lawsuit in Franklin County that claims the state's method of lethal injection is unconstitutional.
Hartmann is scheduled to die April 7 for the fatal stabbing and mutilation of 46-year-old Winda Snipes in Akron on Sept. 9, 1997. Hartmann says the method will deny him a quick and painless death as required by Ohio law.
Hartmann says he's innocent and plans to ask Gov. Ted Strickland for a delay to allow testing of additional evidence. Strickland has yet to decide on the request.
Hartmann, 34, has appeals pending in federal court.
The Ohio Supreme Court today declined to grant condemned killer Brett Hartmann's request to delay his execution to allow him to challenge the state's method of execution.
Hartmann's request was denied in a 4-2 decision, with Justices Paul Pfeifer and Terrence O'Donnell casting dissenting votes. Justice Maureen O'Connor, who was Summit County's prosecutor when Hartmann was convicted in 1998, recused herself.
Hartmann wants time to join a lawsuit in Franklin County that claims the state's method of lethal injection is unconstitutional.
Hartmann is scheduled to die April 7 for the fatal stabbing and mutilation of 46-year-old Winda Snipes in Akron on Sept. 9, 1997. Hartmann says the method will deny him a quick and painless death as required by Ohio law.
Hartmann says he's innocent and plans to ask Gov. Ted Strickland for a delay to allow testing of additional evidence. Strickland has yet to decide on the request.
Hartmann, 34, has appeals pending in federal court.
www.ohio.com/news/break_news/41445647.html
As with all Akron Beacon articles there is a comment section.