US EditionFederal Court to Hear Lawsuit on Pandemic Agreement Blocking Georgia Execution
Humphreys's defense argues pandemic conditions remain unmet, citing restrictions and vaccine eligibility, while Georgia disputes his inclusion under the agreement, prompting a federal hearing.
- On Tuesday, lawyers for Stacey Humphreys, 52, death-row inmate, filed a lawsuit asking a court to bar his execution scheduled for Dec. 17 under a pandemic-era agreement.
- The pandemic-era agreement between the state and death-penalty defense attorneys limits coverage to those denied rehearing by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and sets three conditions before executions resume.
- Defense attorneys note that visitation remains `severely restricted` and infants under six months remain ineligible for the vaccine, while a judge ruled earlier this year the vaccine condition is unmet and the Georgia Supreme Court appeal is pending.
- Pointing to prior rulings, the state notes Humphreys is not covered by the agreement and execution may proceed, citing Willie James Pye as precedent.
- Humphreys' lawyers argue enforcing unequal scheduling creates `a distinct, disfavored class` violating equal protection and due process, while similar lawsuits remain pending before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.
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ATLANTA—Georgia has issued a death warrant for Stacy Humphreys with an execution date of Dec. 17 at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. On Dec. 10, Georgia’s bishops—Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta; Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah and Atlanta’s auxiliaries Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM; Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger III and Bishop John Tran—shared a public letter in opposition to the execution. Hu…
Lawyers say covid agreement should halt Georgia execution
Lawyers for death row inmate Stacey Humphreys argue a COVID-era execution agreement should delay his Dec. 17 execution, citing unresolved contract and rights issues. The post Lawyers say covid agreement should halt Georgia execution first appeared on Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
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