Another Execution Postponed for Tests
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The Florida Supreme Court postponed the execution of a death row inmate until it hears arguments in September on the condition of the state’s 74-year-old electric chair. Florida’s highest court postponed until at least Sept. 15 the execution of George Stano, who has confessed to killing 41 people. Stano is the second inmate to have his execution postponed since the fiery execution of Pedro Medina in March.
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