Ohio sets four more execution dates

Execution dates for four Ohio inmates were announced yesterday:

• Reginald Brooks, case 1985-1616 on Tuesday, November 15, 2011
  
• Charles Lorraine, case 1990-1927 on Wednesday, January, 18, 2012
  
• Michael Webb, case 1993-1374 on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  
• Brett Hartman, case 1998-1475 on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Hartman had asked that Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor remove herself from the case because she was the county prosecutor at the time he was tried and his execution date overturned because she had also signed his execution order last Feb. 8th.. The Court vacated the original execution order signed by Chief Justice O’Connor, but denied his asking her recusal as once the order was vacated, that point was mooted. His execution date was re-established for August 16th..(Decision)