51.   On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Schell halted the execution to hear from mental health experts about Delk.

52.   Santa Clara County has become the second California county to ask Gov. Gray Davis to halt all executions.

53.   Russia halted executions later that year and no one has been put to death in nearly three years, though courts handed down death sentences until February.

54.   Russia halted executions later that year, though courts handed down death sentences as recently as February.

55.   Some lawmakers said they approved the bill only because appeals challenging the electric chair have halted executions.

56.   The department urged the clemency panel to consider the violation, but stopped short of asking officials to halt the execution.

57.   The Georgia Supreme Court halted the execution of a convicted killer four hours before he was scheduled to die Tuesday.

58.   The execution was halted by an appeal before the higher court.

59.   The executions were temporarily halted on Friday, but it had not been clear whether the suspension would continue.

60.   The justices halted his execution early this month just hours before he was to have been put to death.