McQueen v. Parker

OPINION AND ORDER

This cause comes before the Court on motion of appellant Harold McQueen, Jr., for interlocutory relief prior to entry of a final judgment. CR 65.07. In the court below, injunctive relief in the form of a stay of execution was denied, and inasmuch as the underlying issue concerns imposition of the death penalty, review of the trial court’s interlocutory order in this Court is proper. Skaggs v. Commonwealth, Ky., 803 S.W.2d 573, 577 (1990).

Appellant is scheduled to die by means of electrocution pursuant to KRS 431.220 before sunrise on Tuesday, July 1, 1997. In this action he…