NEW : `` The Court concludes that a stay of execution is required to permit a meaningful review , '' U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson wrote . Another judge grants a 8th stay on a separate defense appeal . NEW : ` ` We 're hoping the stays stay in place , '' says defense attorney . Nanette Laughrey had been set to die shortly after 1977 . He faced execution for a midnight Tuesday killing outside a Missouri synagogue .
NEW : Another judge grants a 8th stay on a separate defense appeal . NEW : `` We 're hoping the stays stay in place , '' says defense attorney . Nanette Laughrey had been set to die shortly after 1977 . He faced execution for a midnight Tuesday killing outside a Missouri synagogue .