Spivey v. State

544 S.E.2d 136, 273 Ga. 544
CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
DecidedMarch 6, 2001
DocketS01A0837
StatusPublished
Cited by3 cases

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Spivey v. State, 544 S.E.2d 136, 273 Ga. 544 (Ga. 2001).

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Order of Court.

Having considered the petitioner’s Motion for Stay of Execution filed in this Court, this Court grants the motion until it addresses whether death by electrocution violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment or until further order of this Court.

Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court denying the stay is reversed.

All the Justices concur, except Carley, Thompson, and Hines, JJ., who dissent.

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