Bucklew gets 2nd stay of execution from high court

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 ~ Updated 12:19 AM

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for the second time in four years Tuesday to a Missouri inmate who has a rare medical condition he says could cause blood-filled tumors to burst inside his head during a lethal injection.

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