[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ALABAMA

[Rick Halperin]

Feb. 22




ALABAMA:


Court lifts stay, state proceeding with execution of Alabama inmate Doyle Lee 
Hamm

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted its temporary stay of execution of Doyle Lee 
Hamm. Preparations are being made and the execution is expected to proceed in 
about 45 minutes.

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented in lifting stay and 
consideration of certiorari - or review of the case. Justice Breyer respected 
denial but says "rather than develop a "constitutional jurisprudence that 
focuses upon the special circumstances of the aged," he would reconsider 
constitutionality of death penalty itself.

(source: al.com)