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Georgia x-date update

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

[rolling update] 8:19 PM Eastern: A reader notes that this is the longest period between executions since 1982. 8:05 PM Eastern William Earl Lynd has been executed for the murder of Ginger Moore. This is the 1100th execution in the modern era and the first following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Baze v. Rees. The last execution was held when my son was 4 days old, he is now closing in on his eighth monthiversary. This is longest amount of time between executions since at least the early nineties. No reason yet for the delay in the official pronouncement. There are many reasons other than the State of Georgia botching the first execution post-Baze that could explain the delay in reporting a time of death, however, such a delay often indicates problems with the execution process...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).