Georgia death-row inmate dodges execution as new abuse-law triggers review
Georgia death-row inmate Stacey Humphreys won a last-minute reprieve from execution after a new Georgia law allowing sentence reductions for abuse-related factors. The Georgia Supreme Court let the stay stand pending a hearing on how the law applies. On the same day, Texas carried out the execution of LeJames Norman for a 2005 triple murder, highlighting a day with major capital-punishment actions in two states.