Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 14, 2009 20:32:59 GMT -5
Execution protest
WHAT: ''Not in My Name,'' an event calling for an end to all executions.
WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 7.
WHO: The event is sponsored by LOOP - Loved Ones of Prisoners.
WHERE: 120 Church of God in Christ, located next to the Ohio State Penitentiary at 894 Coitsville Hubbard Road, Youngstown, the state prison that houses Ohio's death row.
WHY: This is in response to the failed execution of Romell Broom on Sept.
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Recent delays won’t affect Trumbull killer’s status
Questions over Ohio's lethal injection protocol continue to swirl at the state and federal level, but Trumbull County death row inmate Kenneth Biros remains on schedule for his Dec. 8 execution, according to state officials.
A botched execution Sept. 15 of death row inmate Romell Broom prompted a federal judge to delay Broom's date with death until a back-up or alternative method of lethal injection can be designed. The Ohio Supreme Court then will issue a new execution date for Broom.
In the meantime, Gov. Ted Strickland recently granted reprieves until next year for Lawrence Reynolds, who originally was scheduled to die last week, and Darryl Durr, who was scheduled for execution Nov. 10.
But the governor stopped there, leaving Biros' execution date intact.
In the meantime, the group Loved Ones of Prisoners is planning a Nov. 7 protest of all executions at a Youngstown church next to the prison that houses Ohio's death row.
The group plans to host speakers and then release prayer balloons that are visible from inside the cells on the east side of the prison.
According to reports, Biros now has joined nine other death row inmates in Ohio who will have a re-hearing in front of a federal judge on the continuing issue of lethal injection and whether or not it is cruel and unusual punishment. The hearing is set for Nov. 2 in front of U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost, who heard the first version of the same arguments.
Biros narrowly dodged an execution in early 2007.
Then, family members of his murder victim, Tami Engstrom, rented motel rooms in Lucasville and prepared to witness the execution of the convicted killer.
Biros, 51, was convicted in the 1991 slaying, mutilation and dismemberment of Engstrom, 22, of Brookfield after he had offered to drive her home from a bar Feb. 7, 1991. Parts of Engstrom's body were found scattered across two Pennsylvania counties and in the trunk of Biros' car.
A parole board Jan. 4, 2007, unanimously recommended the death penalty for Biros after Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins - who convicted Biros at trial - argued successfully against clemency. The governor also turned down any chance of clemency.
Hours before his execution March 20, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution, agreeing with a panel of federal appellate judges to allow Biros claim to reconsider the lethal injection arguments.
Since it's been two years, the state requires another clemency hearing to consider any new mitigating evidence in his case.
Watkins and members of his staff are gearing up for an Oct. 22 proceeding when Biros and his attorneys will present any new evidence over a video feed from death row in Youngstown to Watkins in either Akron or Columbus.
Watkins can then counter any evidence at a clemency hearing Nov. 9 in Columbus.
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WHAT: ''Not in My Name,'' an event calling for an end to all executions.
WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 7.
WHO: The event is sponsored by LOOP - Loved Ones of Prisoners.
WHERE: 120 Church of God in Christ, located next to the Ohio State Penitentiary at 894 Coitsville Hubbard Road, Youngstown, the state prison that houses Ohio's death row.
WHY: This is in response to the failed execution of Romell Broom on Sept.
_________________________________________________
Recent delays won’t affect Trumbull killer’s status
Questions over Ohio's lethal injection protocol continue to swirl at the state and federal level, but Trumbull County death row inmate Kenneth Biros remains on schedule for his Dec. 8 execution, according to state officials.
A botched execution Sept. 15 of death row inmate Romell Broom prompted a federal judge to delay Broom's date with death until a back-up or alternative method of lethal injection can be designed. The Ohio Supreme Court then will issue a new execution date for Broom.
In the meantime, Gov. Ted Strickland recently granted reprieves until next year for Lawrence Reynolds, who originally was scheduled to die last week, and Darryl Durr, who was scheduled for execution Nov. 10.
But the governor stopped there, leaving Biros' execution date intact.
In the meantime, the group Loved Ones of Prisoners is planning a Nov. 7 protest of all executions at a Youngstown church next to the prison that houses Ohio's death row.
The group plans to host speakers and then release prayer balloons that are visible from inside the cells on the east side of the prison.
According to reports, Biros now has joined nine other death row inmates in Ohio who will have a re-hearing in front of a federal judge on the continuing issue of lethal injection and whether or not it is cruel and unusual punishment. The hearing is set for Nov. 2 in front of U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost, who heard the first version of the same arguments.
Biros narrowly dodged an execution in early 2007.
Then, family members of his murder victim, Tami Engstrom, rented motel rooms in Lucasville and prepared to witness the execution of the convicted killer.
Biros, 51, was convicted in the 1991 slaying, mutilation and dismemberment of Engstrom, 22, of Brookfield after he had offered to drive her home from a bar Feb. 7, 1991. Parts of Engstrom's body were found scattered across two Pennsylvania counties and in the trunk of Biros' car.
A parole board Jan. 4, 2007, unanimously recommended the death penalty for Biros after Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins - who convicted Biros at trial - argued successfully against clemency. The governor also turned down any chance of clemency.
Hours before his execution March 20, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution, agreeing with a panel of federal appellate judges to allow Biros claim to reconsider the lethal injection arguments.
Since it's been two years, the state requires another clemency hearing to consider any new mitigating evidence in his case.
Watkins and members of his staff are gearing up for an Oct. 22 proceeding when Biros and his attorneys will present any new evidence over a video feed from death row in Youngstown to Watkins in either Akron or Columbus.
Watkins can then counter any evidence at a clemency hearing Nov. 9 in Columbus.
www.tribtoday.com/page/content.detail/id/528459.html?nav=5021