Regarding Prof. Schaff's report below, the Argus Leader has this expanded version of the story:
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds said he will stay the execution of Elijah Page because of a problem with state law.
At issue: The state planned to execute Page with three drugs, but state law outlines only two.
"I will not have the individuals responsible for carrying out the execution be placed in a position of being in violation of state law," Rounds said.
The governor said he asked for a review of the law and the results came back today, only hours before Page's planned 10 p.m. execution.
The reprieve will delay the execution until after July 1, 2007.
For the record, I agree with my colleague Prof. Schaff that Page's sentence should be commuted.
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