The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has declined en banc rehearing of the temporary stay of Jeffrey Landrigan’s execution. Judges Wardlaw and W. Fletcher, writing the concurrence, found the “State’s gamesmanship is unseemly at best, and inhumane at worst.”
The State has already requested the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the stay. The warrant for Mr. Landrigan’s execution expires October 27 at 10 a.m. Arizona time. After that, the state will be required to seek a new warrant before proceeding with the execution.
