The Latest: Attorney praises reprieve for Ohio killer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a reprieve granted an Ohio killer scheduled to die next week (all times local):
3:35 p.m.
The attorney for a condemned inmate granted a reprieve ahead of his execution next week says Ohio's governor acted in the interest of fairness and justice.
Federal public defender Erin Barnhart says a juror's reconsideration of capital punishment for death row prisoner Raymond Tibbetts provides a compelling reason for the Ohio Parole Board to reconsider the inmate's clemency request.
The board voted 11-1 against clemency last year. Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) on Thursday granted Tibbetts an eight-month reprieve.