US Appeals Court denies delaying Idaho's execution of death-row inmate Thomas Creech, who was sentenced by a judge in 1983.
US Appeals Court refuses to delay Idaho's execution of death-row inmate Thomas Creech, who has been on death row since 1983. Creech, 73, was sentenced to death for killing a fellow inmate with a battery-filled sock. His attorneys sought a delay to his lethal injection, arguing that Creech was sentenced by a judge instead of a jury. The appeals court panel expressed skepticism about the claim and found insufficient evidence to support the argument that people increasingly disfavor the execution of inmates sentenced by judges rather than juries.
February 24, 2024
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