**A US appeals court has halted a man’s execution, three weeks after an attempt to put another man to death by lethal injection failed.**On 15 September, the execution of Romell Broom was abandoned after Ohio officials failed to find a vein.
Judges have now halted Thursday’s scheduled execution in the state of Lawrence Reynolds, 43.
The execution is being delayed until a federal judge can hear arguments over problems with the injection process.
The execution of Broom - convicted of rape and murder - is also on hold ahead of a federal court hearing on 30 November.
His lawyers argue that an unprecedented second execution attempt on Broom would violate a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.