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Death Row Prisoner Given Stay Hours Before Scheduled Execution

HeadlineJun 09, 2006

And in another death row case in the state, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine delayed the execution of a convicted killer just hours before he was to be put to death. The convict, Percy Walton, was given a six-month reprieve to allow an independent evaluation of his mental condition.

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