First federal execution in 17 years put on hold - hours before it was due to go ahead

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First federal execution in 17 years put on hold - hours before it was due to go ahead
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Daniel Lewis Lee and three other murderers have been given more time to challenge the use of an execution drug.

A US judge has delayed what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years.

The delay allows for the men to continue their legal challenges against a new lethal injection protocol.

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