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Execution of Abdul Awkal Indefinitely Postponed by Ohio Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court indefinitely postponed the execution of a convicted killer on the heels of a lower court’s ruling last week that he could not be executed because he is mentally incompetent.

The Ohio Supreme Court indefinitely postponed the execution of a convicted killer on the heels of a lower court’s ruling last week that he could not be executed because he is mentally incompetent.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.