Entries tagged with “Romell Broom”
Executions
Botched Executions
,Nov 29, 2021
Alabama Death-Row Prisoner Doyle Hamm, Who Survived Botched Execution Attempt, Dies of Cancer
Alabama death-row prisoner Doyle Lee Hamm (pictured), whose botched execution attempt was called off in 2018 after 2½ hours of unsuccessful attempts to set an intravenous execution line, has died on death row. He was 64 years old. Hamm had been suffering from terminal cranial and lymphatic cancer since 2014, which contributed to his death on November 27, 2021, his lawyer, Columbia University Law School Professor Bernard Harcourt, said. Harcourt told Birmingham investigative reporter Beth…
Executions
Upcoming Executions
,Conditions on Death Row
,Dec 30, 2020
Romell Broom, Who Survived Botched Execution, Dies of COVID-19 on Ohio Death Row
Romell Broom (pictured), who survived a botched execution attempt in September 2009, has died on Ohio’s death row of suspected COVID-19 complications. He was 64 years old and had spent more than half his life on death row. A Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokesperson said Broom died on December 28, 2020. Corrections authorities placed him on their “COVID probable list” of prisoners suspected to have died of COVID-19, pending final confirmation of his cause of death. At least 17…
Issues
Jun 29, 2020
Capital Case Roundup — Death Penalty Court Decisions the Week of June 22, 2020
NEWS (6/26/20) — California: A California trial judge has accepted the January 29 recommendation by a Tulare County jury to sentence Hernan Rodriguez to death. The death sentence is the 12th DPIC is aware of so far in 2020, and only the second since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic suspended most court proceedings in capital cases nationwide. NEWS (6/25/20) — Florida: In a pair of unsigned opinions, the Florida Supreme Court has upheld the capital sentences of two more death-row…
Executions
Upcoming Executions
,Botched Executions
,Apr 14, 2020
News Brief — Governor DeWine Puts Off Three More Ohio Executions, Citing Drug Unavailability
NEWS (4/14/20) — Ohio: Citing the continuing unavailability of lethal-injection drugs to carry out executions in the state, Governor Mike DeWine has issued reprieves postponing the executions of three more Ohio death-row prisoners. Romell Broom, John Hanna, and Douglas Coley had been scheduled for execution on June 17, July 16, and August 12, 2020, respectively. Their executions were rescheduled for March 16, May 18, and July 20, 2022. In a news release, the Governor’s office said DeWine…
Issues
Dec 13, 2016
As Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty Petitions, Justice Breyer Renews Call For Constitutional Review
In the span of one week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review petitions from six death row prisoners, denying them relief in their cases. The petitioners raised issues related to DNA procedures, conflict of counsel, a disputed guilty plea, juror bias, judicial override, and a previously botched execution attempt. In two of the cases, the Court allowed executions to proceed in Georgia and Alabama. The case of Ronald Smith left the Court deadlocked 4 – 4, with enough votes to grant review in…