tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11516722.post-1139252850611878702006-02-06T14:05:00.000-05:002006-02-07T20:48:39.973-05:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><blockquote><p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p></blockquote></span></span>The Baltimore Sun<br />February 6, 2006<br /><br />"The state Court of Appeals issued several orders this morning granting defense lawyers' request for a stay in the execution. The court scheduled arguments in the case for May.<br /><br />We continue to think that we have strong claims and meritorious appeals, and we're very glad that the court is going to give us a chance to show them that," said A. Stephen Hut Jr., one of the lawyers who has represented Evans in his appeals.<br /><br />The attorneys said they were still sorting out the appeals court's orders this morning, but that a majority of the judges appeared to grant the lawyers' requests for a stay on each challenge pending before the appeals court...<br /><br />"Evans, who had been moved to a cell closer to the state's death chamber, was told of the court's decision shortly before noon, the Associated Press reported.<br /><br />He said, "Praise God," according to Jeffrey O'Toole, one of his attorneys."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> <blockquote><p align="left"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-evans0206,1,2406461.story?coll=bal-home-headlines"></a></p></blockquote> </span></span>Virginia Simmonsnoreply@blogger.com