A federal appeals court in California blocked the execution of Kevin Cooper Monday less than 12 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection in San Quentin Prison. The state of California then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the execution but the high court turned down the state’s appeal. The Court of Appeals ordered a federal judge in San Diego to test evidence that could demonstrate Cooper’s innocence. Cooper was convicted in 1985 of quadruple homicide but his supporters argue evidence has since emerged that could prove his innocence. We’ll have more on this later in the show.