Thursday, May 06, 2010
Death Row Inmate Loses Judicial Request
KENTUCCKY...
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Kentucky death row inmate, 54 year old Ralph Baze, to force access to corrections officers and officials at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville to prepare a clemency petition asking Governor Steve Beshear to spare his life. Baze was convicted in 1992 of killing Powell County Sheriff Steve Bennett and Deputy Arthur Briscoe as they tried to serve a warrant on him. Baze once challenged Kentucky's lethal injection protocol, calling it cruel and unusual punishment. A U.S. District Judge ruled Thursday that federal courts don't have the power to become involved in clemency issues.
A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Kentucky death row inmate, 54 year old Ralph Baze, to force access to corrections officers and officials at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville to prepare a clemency petition asking Governor Steve Beshear to spare his life. Baze was convicted in 1992 of killing Powell County Sheriff Steve Bennett and Deputy Arthur Briscoe as they tried to serve a warrant on him. Baze once challenged Kentucky's lethal injection protocol, calling it cruel and unusual punishment. A U.S. District Judge ruled Thursday that federal courts don't have the power to become involved in clemency issues.
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