Michael Nance, Petitioner v. Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections, et al. *** capital case ***

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21-439

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  1. June 23, 2022

    Justices Give Inmates Path To Swap Execution Methods

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state death row inmates can ask to be executed in a method not approved in their states by filing a civil rights suit, reversing a ruling by the Eleventh Circuit that compelled the prisoners to file habeas corpus petitions instead.

  2. April 25, 2022

    Justices Skeptical Prisoner Can't Challenge Execution Method

    Several of the U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday picked apart the state of Georgia's argument that a condemned prisoner is barred from challenging the method of his execution because he is actually challenging the death sentence itself.

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