Judge denies stay; Georgia sets Wednesday execution of Stacey Humphreys
Lawyers argued an agreement made during the pandemic should shield Stacey Humphreys from execution, but a federal judge denied his request for a stay earlier this week and the U.S. Supreme Court declined his appeal in October. The Georgia Department of Corrections says Humphreys is set to be executed Wednesday at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison in Jackson — his requested last meal included barbecue, wings, a cheeseburger, pizza and ice cream — and the state has carried out 76 executions since reinstatement, with 32 men and one woman remaining on death row.
📌 Key Facts
- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Stacey Humphreys' appeal in October.
- A federal judge denied Humphreys' request to stay his execution earlier this week.
- The Georgia Department of Corrections says Humphreys' execution is set for Wednesday at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison in Jackson.
- The Georgia DOC detailed Humphreys' requested last meal as a buffet including BBQ, wings, a cheeseburger, pizza and ice cream.
- This would be Georgia's first execution of the year.
- State figures show 76 executions in Georgia since the death penalty was reinstated; 32 men and one woman remain on the state's death row.
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Obese man on death row chooses buffet of BBQ, wings, cheeseburger, pizza, ice cream for last meal in Georgia
New information:
- A federal judge denied Stacey Humphreys’ request to stay his execution earlier this week.
- The U.S. Supreme Court declined his appeal in October.
- Georgia DOC says the execution is set for Wednesday at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison in Jackson.
- This would be Georgia’s first execution of the year.
- Georgia DOC detailed Humphreys’ requested last meal menu.
- State figures: 76 executions in Georgia since reinstatement; 32 men and one woman remain on death row.