Georgia Execution Put on Hold for Hearing Under New Law that Could Spare Inmate's Life
Humphreys seeks a 10- to 30-year sentence, while state lawyers argue the law was meant for abuse victims who retaliated against their abusers.
- Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tyler Browning issued a stay of execution late Tuesday for Stacey Humphreys, allowing the 53-year-old to pursue a hearing under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, a new law permitting sentence reductions for abuse victims.
- Attorney Brian Kammer argued that Humphreys suffered severe childhood abuse—cigarette burns, a skull fracture at age 3, and exposure to domestic violence—that contributed significantly to his criminal behavior and warrants reconsideration.
- Senior Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Graham contends the law was not intended for death row inmates; she argues Humphreys' defense effectively seeks commutation of two death sentences to a 10- to 30-year term, which exceeds the statute's scope.
- Browning wrote he will consider lifting the stay if an appellate court rules before Wednesday's scheduled execution that Humphreys is not entitled to a hearing. The state attorney general's office intends to appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
- If the execution proceeds, Humphreys will become the 55th Georgia inmate executed by lethal injection since reinstatement of capital punishment. Executions paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no inmates put to death between January 2020 and March 2024.
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Georgia execution put on hold for hearing under new law that could spare inmate's life
A Georgia judge has put an execution on hold to allow time for a hearing on whether the sentence should be reduced under a new state law that lets victims of abuse have their sentences reconsidered.
A Georgia judge has stopped an execution schedule for Wednesday
Judge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man under new survivor justice law – WTOP News
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state law that allows victims of abuse to have their sentences reconsidered. Stacey Humphreys, 53, was convicted of malice murder in...
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Judge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man under new survivor justice law
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state law that allows victims of…
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Georgia RecorderDeath row inmate facing Wednesday execution in Georgia makes final pleas for a reduced sentence
The fate of convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys is in the hands of a Cobb County judge after the state Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a clemency request Tuesday. Humphreys, 53, was convicted in 2007 of the kidnapping, robbery, assault…
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