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The US Supreme Court left in place a stay of execution for an Arkansas inmate, refusing to overrule the state supreme court.

Don Davis had been given his last meal Monday evening, with the US high court decision to leave a state court's stay of execution in place coming as the minutes ticked toward 1 a.m. ET (Midnight Central Time) when the execution warrant was to expire.

The effort to proceed with the execution was headed by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who went to the US Supreme Court after the Arkansas Supreme Court imposed a stay.

Rutledge was quick to respond to the decision.

"It is heartbreaking that the family of Jane Daniel has once again seen justice delayed," he said, referring to the victim in Davis' case. "Davis was convicted of his crimes in 1992, and my office took every action it could today to see that justice was carried out. Ultimately, the US Supreme Court has the final say and has decided not to lift the stay at this time."

The execution would have been the first in Arkansas since 2005. Ref. CNN.

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Giving the crimes and the conviction I can see making sure they have the right person before they execute a man.

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I wonder why the execution was stayed anyways. The story doesn't mention that anywhere. I agree KN that they must be sure of his guilt. This just makes me wonder.