Awww ... did you and your buddies miss your pizza party?
I don't know that it has anything to do with going soft. Doesn't it seem reasonable to delay the execution until a directly relevant case is decided? It isn't 100% clear in the article but it sounds like the execution is only delayed, not commuted.
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>This guy admitted to the crime, admitted to everything.
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>Third time in the last few months this has been done - and in all 3 cases, there was zero question on the person's guilt.