California postponed indefinitely the execution of condemned killer Michael Morales amid a court battle over the state's method of lethal injection and the role doctors may play in the death chamber. Morales was supposed to be executed early Tuesday but two anesthesiologists refused to take part, saying that it was "medically unethical" to be required to give the executioner advice if something went wrong. The state had hoped to find replacement doctors to attend the rescheduled execution but had to postpone the lethal injection indefinitely Tuesday evening. [cnn has more]
Orders in Michael Morales' case are available here (last nights order) & here (todays order).
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More on California's next move in the death penalty case involving Michael Morales.
From what I have read, the state will need to go back to Judge McGrath to seek a new death warrant. Because McGrath has asked the governor for clemency, would he even issue a new warrant? Does he have the "freedom" not to issue the warrant?
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