Last Six Executions for 2004 Given Stays

The last six exe­cu­tions sched­uled for 2004 have all been grant­ed stays by var­i­ous courts and gov­er­nors. Executions slat­ed in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Texas, Maryland and North Carolina were halt­ed for review of claims regard­ing pos­si­ble inno­cence, men­tal dis­abil­i­ties, exe­cu­tion pro­ce­dures, and oth­er issues. The last exe­cu­tion occurred on November 17 in Texas. No oth­er state has an exe­cu­tion sched­uled for 2004. See Executions.