The Florida Supreme Court is refusing to let the state move ahead with the execution of a man who killed his ex-wife, daughter and others.
The court on Thursday instead ordered a central Florida court to hold a hearing on convicted killer Jerry Correll's challenge against the use of a lethal injection drug. Correll was convicted of a 1985 quadruple murder in Orlando.
The state court halted Correll's execution last February after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review the use of midazolam. Midazolam is a sedative that has been used in several problematic executions.
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the use of the drug in June. Attorney General Pam Bondi then asked the state Supreme Court to permit the execution of Correll to go forward.
The state Supreme Court split 5-2 on whether to grant a new hearing to Correll.
