Death penalty opponents seek to block Hill execution
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ATLANTA (AP) - Death penalty opponents are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block Monday's execution of convicted killer Warren Lee Hill on the grounds that he is mentally disabled. A Supreme Court ruling bars states from executing people with severe ...
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The Albany Herald
Their purpose was to protest and raise awareness of the planned July 15 execution of twice-convicted killer Warren Lee Hill, considered by many experts to be mentally disabled. Hill received a life sentence for killing his girlfriend, Myra Wright, in 1986.
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The BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)
The U.S. Supreme Court must grant relief in the pending case of Warren Lee Hill, Jr., a Georgia inmate whose execution is currently scheduled for next Monday evening, Stephen Vladeck and James Liebman write in The National Law Journal. Lamberth ...
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Georgia N.A.A.C.P. leaders rallied on the Dougherty County courthouse steps, asking state leaders or the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Monday's scheduled execution of Warren Lee Hill. They agree with Hill's lawyers that is mentally disabled. State ...
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1 new result for Warren Lee Hill EXECUTION ALERT: Warren Lee Hill - Red Letter Christians
A mentally-retarded man is scheduled to be executed in Georgia on Monday. His name is Warren Lee Hill. His execution was set. Stopped. And is now set for ...
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A violation of the 8th Amendment - cruel and unusual punishment
A violation of the 8th Amendment - cruel and unusual punishment. I'm surprised the offensive term 'mentally retarded' is still used. He has an intellectual disability.