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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Taft Says No Clemency for Byrd. |
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By Bill Cohen - September 10, 2001 |
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Governor Bob Taft says he won't grant clemency to convicted murder John Byrd. That means: unless an eleventh hour court ruling spares his life, Byrd will be executed Wednesday morning at 10.
While critics of the death penalty say questions linger as to whether Byrd really did the stabbing he's been convicted of, Taft points out that at 23 stages of appeals, his conviction and death sentence have been affirmed. In Taft's words, "I can find no reasonable or compelling reason to disagree with these very thorough evaluations of Mr. Byrd's case."
Byrd's execution has also stirred controversy because of his choice of an execution method - he's picked the electric chair over lethal injection. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen gives us one last look at the Byrd case. |
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Bill Cohen reports (4:05) 
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