The execution of Leslie Dale Martin was called off by the U

The execution of Leslie Dale Martin was called off by the U.S. Supreme Court less than half an hour before he was scheduled to die at 6:30 p.m. The justices have blocked the execution with an order that said they wanted to consider whether to hear his appeal. Martin, 34, was sentenced to die for the 1991 rape and strangulation of Christina Burgin.