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Execution Delayed
22 hours ago
by emilygreen
The so-called “Columbus Stocking Strangler” has won a last-minute effort to delay his execution. On Wednesday, hours before his scheduled execution, the Georgia Supreme Court granted Carlton Gary a stay of execution. By a 5-to-2 vote, the court ordered a hearing in Muscogee County about Gary’s...
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DA Watch: Death Row’s Henry Skinner sues Fed Prosecutor Lynn Switzer for ...
1 day ago
by Michael Lowe
The United States Supreme Court is already considering Henry Skinner’s petition for certiorari (09-7784), which he filed after his 1999 petition for writ of habeas corpus with the Amarillo federal district court (Skinner v. Quartman) was denied, and after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals initially ...
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Kentucky Puts Forth Execution Protocol
1 day ago
by Steve Hall
" State releases plan for execution procedure," is the title of Brett Barrouquere's AP report via the Louisville Courier-Journal. Kentucky released its execution protocols for the first time Wednesday, and the public and legislators will get a chance to comment on the rules next year. It's ultimatel ...
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