JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the execution of a convicted child killer.
The move by the high court was widely expected as it considers the appeals of two Kentucky inmates challenging the same lethal toxic three-drug combination used in Florida.
The stay was issued about four hours before Mark Schwab was scheduled to die for the 1991 kidnapping, rape and slaying of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez. It will likely remain in effect until the Supreme Court rules on the Kentucky case.
The state won't be filing a challenge to the decision.
Vicki Rios-Martinez, the victim's mother, was unhappy with the Supreme Court's action and her family's 16-year wait for justice.
Schwab had a final visit with his mother Thursday, but refused to eat the final meal of bacon, eggs, sausage and hashbrowns that he had ordered.
The move by the high court was widely expected as it considers the appeals of two Kentucky inmates challenging the same lethal toxic three-drug combination used in Florida.
The stay was issued about four hours before Mark Schwab was scheduled to die for the 1991 kidnapping, rape and slaying of 11-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez. It will likely remain in effect until the Supreme Court rules on the Kentucky case.
The state won't be filing a challenge to the decision.
Vicki Rios-Martinez, the victim's mother, was unhappy with the Supreme Court's action and her family's 16-year wait for justice.
Schwab had a final visit with his mother Thursday, but refused to eat the final meal of bacon, eggs, sausage and hashbrowns that he had ordered.
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