Marshall said the inmate was entitled to a 30-day comment period after the Arkansas Parole Board told Gov. The 30-day period started Wednesday and will not expire until after Arkansas' supply of a key execution drug expires April 30. Arkansas' attorney general's office said it hadn't made a decision on whether it would appeal the ruling on McGehee's execution. Marshall said he would rule later on one inmate's request, because the Parole Board won't hear his clemency request until Friday. The eighth inmate scheduled to die this month did not request clemency and was not part of the other inmates' lawsuit that Marshall was considering.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 06, 2017 16:52 UTC