NEW : Another judge grants a second stay on a separate defense appeal . `` The Court concludes that a stay of execution is required to permit a meaningful review , '' U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson wrote . NEW : ` ` We 're hoping the stays stay in place , '' says defense attorney . Joseph Paul Franklin had been set to die shortly after midnight Tuesday . He was convicted of murdering his wife and two children in their home in 1993.
NEW : Another judge grants a second stay on a separate defense appeal . NEW : ` ` We 're hoping the stays stay in place , '' says defense attorney . Joseph Paul Franklin had been set to die shortly after midnight Tuesday . He was convicted of murdering his wife and two children in their home in 1993.