Sean Derrick O’Brien was scheduled to die on May 16, 2006. But he was granted a last minute stay based on the argument that the lethal drug combination used to execute prisoners causes unnecessary pain, violating constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
Today, O’Brien — who kidnapped, raped, beat, and then murdered two teenage girls — has a new execution date.
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When I first heard that O’Brien had a stay, I wasn’t concerned that the stay would be lifted and that he would eventually die for his crimes. I was concerned that it would be years before that new date was set.
Fortunately, State District Judge Jan Krocker set the new execution date for July 11. About a month and a half from now.
I hope that whatever fear O’Brien must have felt in the days and moments leading up to his initial execution date are revisited upon him ten fold as he faces them again.
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I hope the same thing. i wish I could be there to watch him die. Too bad it cant be more painful. I used to live in houston and I remember the 2 girls that this happened to. Its cases like this that make the death penalty very much worth it.
Left by Anonymous on May 25th, 2006 at 10:25 am