Court denies hearing for condemned killer

by AP via SJ Merc

Sun, Jan 16, 2005 9:50PM

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday declined to rehear an appeal from condemned killer Donald Beardslee, who is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

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Court denies hearing for condemned killer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday declined to rehear an appeal from condemned killer Donald Beardslee, who is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Beardslee, sentenced to death in San Mateo County, had challenged the state's method of execution by lethal injection, saying it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and will violate his free speech rights because it won't allow him to scream in pain. Beardslee's attorneys will now ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge and stay the execution.

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