A Cincinnati-area man set for execution in October lost a challenge to his case Tuesday, clearing another hurdle as the state of Ohio seeks to ensure the execution happens on schedule.
A panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Raymond Tibbetts’s petition to challenge his convictions was barred because it is considered “second or successive.” Such petitions are not allowed except under limited circumstances, and the panel’s majority ruled that Tibbetts did not overcome that threshold.
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