Kasich, DeWine appeal capital punishment ruling
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Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine have announced that the state of Ohio will ask the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a decision by lower federal courts that indefinitely postponed the execution of Charles Lorraine.
Kasich issued the following statement:
“Attorney General Mike DeWine and I agree that Ohio’s administration of capital punishment is constitutional and we have asked the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm that. This is a responsibility that Ohio officials take very seriously and we respect Judge Frost’s authority and commitment to a constitutional process. We will continue to work with him to ensure that Ohio’s process meets its constitutional requirements.”
Lorraine was convicted and sentenced to death in 1986 for murdering Doris and Raymond Montgomery in Warren in Trumbull County.
Lorraine’s scheduled execution for Wednesday will not occur until the federal court’s indefinite stay of execution is lifted.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in support of a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost, who criticized the state for deviating from policy when an inmate was executed in November.
After the appeals court ruling, Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent a letter urging the two state officials to appeal. Watkins argued the federal courts have wrongly interfered with Ohio executions.
According to reports, Lorraine, 45, repeatedly stabbed 77-year-old Raymond Montgomery and his bedridden wife, 80-year-old Doris Montgomery, before burglarizing their Trumbull County home.[[In-content Ad]]
Kasich issued the following statement:
“Attorney General Mike DeWine and I agree that Ohio’s administration of capital punishment is constitutional and we have asked the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm that. This is a responsibility that Ohio officials take very seriously and we respect Judge Frost’s authority and commitment to a constitutional process. We will continue to work with him to ensure that Ohio’s process meets its constitutional requirements.”
Lorraine was convicted and sentenced to death in 1986 for murdering Doris and Raymond Montgomery in Warren in Trumbull County.
Lorraine’s scheduled execution for Wednesday will not occur until the federal court’s indefinite stay of execution is lifted.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in support of a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost, who criticized the state for deviating from policy when an inmate was executed in November.
After the appeals court ruling, Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins sent a letter urging the two state officials to appeal. Watkins argued the federal courts have wrongly interfered with Ohio executions.
According to reports, Lorraine, 45, repeatedly stabbed 77-year-old Raymond Montgomery and his bedridden wife, 80-year-old Doris Montgomery, before burglarizing their Trumbull County home.[[In-content Ad]]