1) "On April 11, 1994, Governor Thomas Carper signed into law legislation that mandates the time that an execution is to be carried out (between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 03:00 a.m.)." Source and further information: http://doc.delaware.gov/information/deathrow_history.shtml 2) "At what hour of the day do most U.S. executions take place? Here's a list of states with the D.P. and the answers I was able to come up with. You all can fill in the blanks: Alabama: 6:00 p.m. Arizona: 12:01 a.m. Arkansas:9:00 p.m. California:12:00 a.m. ? Colorado: Connecticut:2:00 a.m. ? Delaware:12:00 a.m. Florida: 6:00 p.m. Georgia: 6:00 p.m. Idaho: Indiana:12:00 a.m. Illinois: 12:01 a.m. Kansas: Kentucky:7:00 p.m. Louisiana: 12:01 a.m. Maryland:9:00 p.m. Mississippi:6:00 p.m. Missouri: 12:01 a.m. Montana:12:00 a.m. Nebraska: 10:00 a.m. (used to be 12:01 a.m. Robert E. Williams was the first daytime execution in state history). Nevada:9:00 p.m. New Hampshire: North Carolina: 3:00 a.m. Ohio: 10:00 a.m. Oklahoma:6:00 p.m. Oregon: Pennsylvania: South Carolina: 6:00 p.m. South Dakota: Warden sets the date and time within the warrant week, but last execution was held at 10:00 p.m. Tennessee:1:00 a.m. Texas: 6:00 p.m. Utah: Virginia:9:00 p.m. Washington: 12:01 a.m. Wyoming: ALSO - U.S. Gov't:after 7:00 a.m. - U.S. Military: By tradition, Sunrise" "Kansas Revised Statute 22-4013: Execution of death sentence. [...] (c). A copy of the warrant shall be delivered to the secretary of corrections and the clerk of the district court. For purposes of this act, the term "week" shall mean the time period from 12:01 a.m. Sunday through and including 11:59 p.m. the following Saturday." "In some states, such as Colorado, Georgia and South Dakota, a death warrant sets forth an entire week during which the execution must take place. Generally the warden or head of the department of corrections will set the date and time of the execution within the week set (dependent upon the particular state's law and protocol). Meaning, the execution must take place no sooner than 12:00 midnight Sunday and no later than 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of the death warrant week." Source and further information: http://prodp.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=26585&page=1#509732