Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Georgia killer's clemency plea denied

Georgia's Parole and Pardon Board has denied a condemned inmate's request for clemency, paving the way for William Earl Lynd to die by injection at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Lynd, convicted of a 1988 murder, had hoped to avoid the dubious distinction of becoming the first person executed in the United States in more than seven months. Lynd likely first to be executed after 8 month Hiatus

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