Attorneys For Us Death Row Convict Contract Covid-19

Attorneys for US death row convict contract Covid-19

Washington, Nov 13 : Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery, the only female federal death row in the US, have sought a delay of her execution after they tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to court documents.

 Attorneys For Us Death Row Convict Contract Covid-19-TeluguStop.com

The two attorneys said they cannot file Montgomery’s clemency petition before the deadline set for Sunday, Xinhua news agency quoted the documents of a lawsuit filed on Thursday in the US District Court in Washington.

They also asked for a delay of her execution scheduled for December 8.

The Department of Justice has however, denied their request for an extension due to the Covid-19 diagnosis.

Montgomery would be the first woman to be executed by the federal government since 1953.

She was convicted in 2007 of strangling a pregnant woman before cutting out and kidnapping her unborn baby.

The attorneys said she had mental health issues when she committed the crime and should not face the death penalty

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