Mississippi sets execution date for 21-year death row inmate
Associated Press— Mississippi has set an execution date for an inmate who has been on death row for 21 years after his appeals and legal challenges were unsuccessful. “After due consideration, the court finds that Loden has exhausted all state and federal remedies for the purposes of setting an execution date under Mississippi Code,” Chief Justice Michael Randolph wrote. “Accordingly, the court finds that the state’s motion to set execution date should be granted.” The ruling comes after the Mississippi attorney general’s office on Oct. 4 asked the court to set an execution date for Loden. Loden is part of an ongoing federal lawsuit, along with other death row inmates, challenging the state’s lethal injection protocol. The state attorney general’s office argued that the pending legal challenge “is not an impediment to setting Loden’s execution.” Ferraro countered that it would be “inappropriate” for the Court to set a date with the challenge still ongoing.
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