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July 24, 2012

Georgia Court Halts Death-Row Execution over Single-Drug Concerns 
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The Georgia Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution to a death row
prisoner who had been scheduled to die Monday night. The Supreme Court
ruled unanimously Monday to delay Warren Hill's execution pending a
decision on whether a new one-drug lethal injection process violates
state laws. Hill was convicted of murder in 1991 and sentenced to die,
despite concerns he may be mentally disabled. Two judges have ruled Hill
is likely mentally retarded, but he has been unable to pass Georgia's
strict guidelines requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

 

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