Ray Cromartie is scheduled to be executed TONIGHT by Georgia.
The question pending before #SCOTUS relates to the lack of DNA testing. The issue before the justices, though, is blunt: "If a stay is not granted, an innocent man may be executed." supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/1…
The question pending before #SCOTUS relates to the lack of DNA testing. The issue before the justices, though, is blunt: "If a stay is not granted, an innocent man may be executed." supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/1…
Here is a new #SCOTUS cert petition in Ray Cromartie's case, relating to treatment of new evidence of innocence. (An accompanying stay application also was filed.) scribd.com/document/43487…
In both Ray Cromartie's case in Georgia and Rodney Reed's case in Texas, there are actual innocence claims and requests for DNA testing. To dive a little into that, read this thread from @davidminpdx —>
It's past 10pm, but still no word from #SCOTUS on Ray Cromartie's two certiorari petitions and stay applications seeking to stop tonight's scheduled execution in Georgia.
— DNA: supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?fi…
— Evidence: supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?fi…
— DNA: supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?fi…
— Evidence: supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?fi…
BREAKING: #SCOTUS will not stop tonight's scheduled execution of Ray Cromartie by Georgia. The Supreme Court denied both stay applications, with no noted dissents from any justices.
Context of tonight's SCOTUS decision in the Georgia death penalty case of Ray Cromartie (to keep it in the thread):
Georgia has executed Ray Cromartie.
