Judge stays execution of mentally ill woman on death row in US
In 2020, the US government executed 10 people, the first time the federal government conducted more executions than all US states combined
12 January 2021 - 13:22
Bengaluru — A federal judge in Indiana has blocked the execution of convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the US, on mental health grounds, based on evidence that she was unable to understand the government’s rationale for her execution.
Prosecutors have filed a notice to appeal the judge’s ruling, CNN reported on Tuesday...
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