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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A judge refused Tuesday to postpone the execution of an inmate who wants 45 of his relatives to witness his death, far more than would fit in the witness room.
Attorneys for Samuel Flippen had asked Wake County Superior Court Judge J.B. Allen to delay his execution while the courts considered the request. Allen refused.
"There is no way the warden could perform his duties with an unlimited number of people at the execution," the judge said. "There was never a legislative intent to allow an unlimited number of people."
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