What was given by an appeals court Tuesday?
an emergency stay of execution
Where?
in Atlanta
Who received it?
John Ferguson
Is he on death row?
yup
Where?
Florida
Does he have an illness?
yes
What kind?
mentally ill
Did a doctor say he's ill?
yes
What is the name of his illness?
schizophrenic
How long has he had that label?
40 years,
Who is Laurel Bellows?
the president of the American Bar Association
How does she say the Bar feels about this?
They are alarmed
When did she say it?
Tuesday
Who is his lawyer?
Chris Handman
What does he feel the court should do?
intervene
And do what?
stop that execution from going forward
Who did he murder?
eight people
when?
the late 1970s
What were they planning to kill him with?
lethal injection
When?
Tuesday