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| Colorado governor delays execution of convicted killer | Colorado governor delays execution of convicted killer |
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| The governor of Colorado on Wednesday indefinitely delayed the execution of a man convicted of killing four people, citing doubts about the death penalty. | The governor of Colorado on Wednesday indefinitely delayed the execution of a man convicted of killing four people, citing doubts about the death penalty. |
| Governor John Hickenlooper said he was granting Nathan Dunlap a reprieve, not clemency. Clemency would have changed Dunlap's sentence to life without parole. | Governor John Hickenlooper said he was granting Nathan Dunlap a reprieve, not clemency. Clemency would have changed Dunlap's sentence to life without parole. |
| Under a reprieve, Dunlap could conceivably be executed one day. The reprieve will stay in force until Hickenlooper or another governor lifts it. | Under a reprieve, Dunlap could conceivably be executed one day. The reprieve will stay in force until Hickenlooper or another governor lifts it. |
| Hickenlooper said Colorado's capital punishment system is flawed, citing a study that showed the death penalty was sought and imposed inconsistently. | Hickenlooper said Colorado's capital punishment system is flawed, citing a study that showed the death penalty was sought and imposed inconsistently. |
| He also said the state doesn't have the drugs in place to carry out an execution by lethal injection, and that many states and nations are repealing the death penalty. | He also said the state doesn't have the drugs in place to carry out an execution by lethal injection, and that many states and nations are repealing the death penalty. |
| Hickenlooper said he granted a reprieve instead of clemency because he saw the question before him as being about the use of the death penalty, not about Dunlap. | Hickenlooper said he granted a reprieve instead of clemency because he saw the question before him as being about the use of the death penalty, not about Dunlap. |
| Dunlap was convicted in 1996 of ambushing and killing four employees at a Denver-area Chuck E Cheese restaurant. The jury sentenced him to die. His last guaranteed appeal was rejected this year. | Dunlap was convicted in 1996 of ambushing and killing four employees at a Denver-area Chuck E Cheese restaurant. The jury sentenced him to die. His last guaranteed appeal was rejected this year. |
| His execution was scheduled for the week of August 18. | His execution was scheduled for the week of August 18. |
| Prosecutors have said Dunlap should be executed because he had shown no remorse and had bragged about the killings. | Prosecutors have said Dunlap should be executed because he had shown no remorse and had bragged about the killings. |
| Dunlap's attorneys said that he was remorseful, and they released a video and written statement in which Dunlap apologized. | Dunlap's attorneys said that he was remorseful, and they released a video and written statement in which Dunlap apologized. |
| They also said he had undiagnosed bipolar disorder at the time of the shootings. | They also said he had undiagnosed bipolar disorder at the time of the shootings. |
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