Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr., 67, had been scheduled for execution by lethal injection on March 23. He was convicted of murdering Berta and Del Herndon in 1985.
"Going forward, we hope the state will stop pursuing death warrants before Idaho Correction officials know whether they can carry out executions," Pizzuto's attorney Deborah Czuba said in a statement provided to"This practice is outrageous, and it is torturing Mr. Pizzuto in cruel and unusual ways that clearly violate his Eighth Amendment rights," she added.
"Already a sick old man, he is haunted by each new execution date and loses track of time and ideas. He dissociates from reality. He is too confused to understand what is happening to him and why, and his sleep, when he can find it, is fitful and full of dark dreams," Czuba said.Statesmanhas emailed Kleinworth for further comment.
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