Kenneth Smith, seen in this image from the Alabama Department of Corrections, is scheduled to be executed Thursday, despite his jury's near-unanimous vote for life in prison.
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Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says, citing time constraints from late-night court battle
Alabama corrections officials Thursday cited time constraints caused by a late-night court battle in halting the scheduled execution of a death row prisoner -- the second time in as many months the state failed to carry out an execution before the expiration of a death warrant.
