I don’t think that the state has any choice now. The Supreme Court said that the order to execute is valid. I had a friend who in other respects is quite liberal, argue with me that I should support the death penalty. I told him that I would have to picture myself pushing the button in any particular case. I could push this button.
The Kansas court was feeling its oats when it decided this. Only done to troll Republicans. Now its going to bite back.
There will be other appeals. The death penalty was re-instated in 1994...no executions yet. On inmate has been there for 20 years now.