Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 421–440)
KRS (Crim. Proc.) § 431.240: Time of execution -- Governor to fix time in case of insanity, pregnancy, or escape -- Administrative hearings -- Transfer to forensic psychiatric facility in case of insanity
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This statute prescribes procedural rules for executing death sentences, including timing, suspension for insanity or pregnancy, psychiatric transfer, and the Governor's authority to reschedule executions.
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