Georgia is halting its lethal injection executions for now because of concerns voiced by state officials about the quality of the chemicals available to be used by executioners.
Kelly Gissendaner’s Execution Has Been Stayed.
According to the New York Times, lawyers for Kelly Gissendaner have explained that representatives for the State of Georgia stated that
This month, the American Bar Association (ABA) passed without any dissenting delegate votes not one but two resolutions that impact how capital punishment is sentenced and carried out in the United States, particularly Florida.
It’s true that there have been two state governors who recently halted executions in their state, pointing to the pending action by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Both the governor of the State of Ohio and the governor of Pennsylvania have used their executive power to stop any executions from happening in their two states
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Note: This infographic comes from Daily Kos using data they found at the Death Penalty Information Center web site.
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the case of Glossip v. Gross (coming out of Oklahoma) which is a death penalty case that may have national impact on how capital punishment is handled by Florida, Texas, and the rest of the country.
Image: State of Florida Execution Chamber No. 3
In Glossip, the
The State of Georgia executed Warren Hill today, despite arguments that Mr. Hill was intellectually disabled. Last minute arguments made to the Supreme Court were unsuccessful.
The Supreme Court issued orders today in the Hill case are important to all death penalty defense issues as hints regarding how the High Court will be ruling
Regardless of the protections intended by Atkins v. Virginia, executions continue to proceed in this country of Death Row inmates with significant mental challenges. It’s something that Terry Lenamon is dedicated to fighting as part of his work in defending individuals facing capital punishment in the death penalty phases of their criminal trials.
Up in Tallahassee, there’s a new bill that will be considered in the 2015 session of the Florida House: if it is passed into law, it will force the State of Florida to reveal the names of those people who act as executioners in Florida death penalty executions.
Right now, no one knows who these