Published 2 years ago

Alabama inmate executed for 1996 murder after divided Supreme Court clears the way

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Matthew Reeves, 43, was put to death at Holman Prison. He was convicted of killing Willie Johnson Jr., a driver who gave him a ride in 1996. Evidence showed Reeves went to a party afterward and celebrated the killing. Reeves grimaced and looked at his left arm toward an intravenous line.

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The Guardian

Alabama executes inmate for 1996 murder by lethal injection

Matthew Reeves, 43, put to death after divided US supreme court rejects claim that intellectual disability cost him chance of alternative execution method

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Disabled Matthew Reeves executed for murder after last minute court decision

Matthew Reeves, who his defence lawyers said was intellectually disabled, was executed in Holman Prison, Alabama, for a brutal murder in 1996 of a driver who had given him a lift

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed an inmate by lethal injection for a 1996 murder on Thursday after a divided U.S. Supreme Court sided with the state and rejected defense claims the man had an intellectual disability that cost him…

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way

Alabama has executed an inmate for a 1996 murder after a divided U.S. Supreme Court sided with the state, clearing the way for the man to receive a lethal injection

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

5-4 Supreme Court clears the way for Alabama execution

A 5-4 Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for the execution of death row inmate Matthew Reeves by lethal injection, reversing a lower court opinion.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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