Tuesday, October 6, 2009

KY inmate loses appeals, faces execution

A Kentucky death row inmate has lost his final appeal, now prosecutors are reviewing his case and considering a request for an execution date. 52-year-old Gregory Wilson has been on death row since 1988 for his part in the kidnapping and murder of Deborah Pooley a year earlier in northern Kentucky. The review comes after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused without comment to hear a final appeal from Wilson. Attorney General spokeswoman Allison Gardner Martin said there was no timetable for the review. She also didn't say when prosecutors might ask Gov. Steve Beshear to set an execution date.