USA: Man denied federal review set for execution: Paul Howell

Index Number: AMR 51/007/2013
Date Published: 21 February 2013
Categories: USA

Paul Howell, a 47-year-old man, is due to be executed in Florida at 6pm on 26 February for the murder of a police officer in 1992. As his appeal lawyer missed a filing deadline, the case has had no federal judicial review on the merits of the claims raised.