And, in the third execution scheduled in the US tonight, the Supreme Court, via Justice Thomas, has issued a stay of execution for Doyle Hamm in Alabama. This is likely temporary so the court can review his stay request.pic.twitter.com/pfp26IxpCo
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In all, only one of the three executions that were slated to go ahead across the US at the beginning of the day had been carried out by the end of it.
Note: More than 2.5 hours passed between the time the US Supreme Court lifted its temporary stay and the time the state called off the execution. So, I’m not quite sure I understand this explanation, unless there were issues —> https://twitter.com/jackroyer/status/966909618214416386 …
Here is Doyle Hamm’s lawyer —>https://twitter.com/bernardharcourt/status/966912890811723776 …
Live update from Alabama on tonight’s called-off execution —> https://twitter.com/jackroyer/status/966916606507954176 …
The Alabama Corrections head, Jeff Dunn, came out to speak without having spoken with medical personnel, so he basically couldn’t explain anything about what happened with Doyle Hamm from 9p to 11:30p CT. (Thanks much for live-streaming, @JackRoyer.)pic.twitter.com/gcQbbVpAZO
This was Justice Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion earlier tonight, explaining why she and Justice Sotomayor would have granted a stay of execution to Hamm.pic.twitter.com/5UWRDdSV8a
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