Convicted murderer Osborne put to death

The state went through with its second execution in a month last night, as convicted murderer Curtis Osborne was put to death. The execution was delayed by two hours as the U.S. Supreme Court considered an appeal. There was also difficulty in the execution process, as prison officials had trouble finding a vein to administer the lethal injection cocktail. Osborne was pronounced dead at 9:05pm. Earlier in the day Wednesday, Georgia's Supreme Court refused to halt the execution.

State set for second execution in a month

Georgia is set to go through with its second execution in a month. Curtis Osborne is scheduled to die tonight for a double murder committed in 1990. On Monday, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles ruled that Osborne should not be granted clemency. Osborne, who is black, has claimed he was sentenced to death because his defense attorney was racist. This scheduled execution comes less than a month after Georgia put William Earl Lynd to death.

State sets another execution date

Another execution date in Georgia has been set. Curtis Osborne has been scheduled to die on June 4th. If the execution takes place, it would be the second in the month. Osborne was convicted of the killings of two people in 1990. Arthur Jones and Linda Lisa Seaborne were found shot to death in a car in Spalding County.

State court lifts stays of execution

The Georgia Supreme Court lifted stays of execution for two convicted murderers yesterday.

The executions of Jack Halderman and Curtis Osborne were at a halt as the US Supreme Court determined the constitutionality of lethal injections. It ruled the method legal in April.

Halderman was sentenced to die in the 1974 slaying of his 20-year old wife for 20 thousand dollars in life insurance. Osborne faces execution for the 1990 murders of two people found in a car. Their execution dates have not been set.

High court delays execution

Today the Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to a man convicted of killing two people in Spalding County in 1990. Curtis Osborne had been set to die by lethal injection tomorrow. The court said it was granting an indefinite stay to Osborne because the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Last week, the state Supreme Court issued a stay to convicted killer Jack Alderman for the same reason.