Stacey Humphreys
In 2003, which is a long time ago [see Breyer] but not as long as some set for execution in 2025, Stacey Humphreys murdered two women. Robbery/homicide.
He was brutally practical about it, having them strip nude (figuring that would lessen any difficulties) and murdering them execution style. The SCOTUS liberals in October flagged a problem with his jury.
Georgia scheduled his execution on Wednesday, but the parole board held things up (apparently, there was a conflict issue). The execution warrant will be active until next week, so we will see how that goes.
Frank Walls
Florida executed one more person on Thursday, being quite busy, having nearly 40% of the total (19/48), tossing in the Georgia execution that, for now, is held up. He was guilty of multiple rapes and murders.
Yet again (1980s), we have a case where the execution happened long after the crimes and trial. He is an example of someone for whom the death sentence is understandable. But, even there, there was an over thirty-year lag time, which is very problematic.
(The jury issue in the first case underlines that even in particularly cruel cases -- and there the person also had a history of crime that he then upped a notch -- the death sentence repeatedly is problematic.)
There was a last-ditch effort, as usual, that was turned aside without comment by SCOTUS. The issues cited included potential problems with the lethal injection and mental capacity issues.
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No more executions are scheduled for 2025. We will see if the Georgia execution occurs.
If so, it would be the 48th execution, 29 scattered in various non-Florida states. Trump had little to do with them, except for one case where someone was released from federal custody.