1. After both delays, court rulings cleared the way for new execution dates. 2. California is likely to set a new execution date for Thompson within the next few months. 3. Defense lawyer Danny Burns of Fort Worth said Wednesday he will ask a federal court to set aside the new execution date and review the case. 4. First, though, local prosecutors are planning to request that the trial judge, Cynthia Stevens Kent, call a hearing to set a new execution date. 5. If the court decides not to hear the case, the stay would end, and the state of Texas would have to set a new execution date. 6. If the court refuses to review the case, the reprieve automatically is canceled and a new execution date will be set. 7. In response, prosecutors called on the trial judge to act swiftly in setting a new execution date. 8. No new execution date has been set, Todd said. 9. The state Supreme Court will now set a new execution date. 10. Their cases now go back to state district courts to set new execution dates. |