Georgia Supreme Court Refuses to Delay Execution
Source: New York Times
Georgia Supreme Court Refuses to Delay Execution
By ERIK ECKHOLMDEC. 9, 2014
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to delay the execution of Robert Wayne Holsey, rejecting his argument that the states unusually strict standard for judging mental disability is in violation of guidelines set by the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Holsey, who killed a deputy sheriff in Baldwin County after robbing a convenience store in 1995, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Holseys lawyers sent a final appeal to the Supreme Court in Washington while officials at the state prison in Jackson prepared for the execution. Mr. Holsey requested eight pieces of fried chicken for his final meal, according to the Department of Corrections.
Mr. Holseys case received wide attention in part because his lawyer at his trial in 1997 later admitted to drinking up to a quart of vodka a day at the time and was trying to avoid theft charges that would soon land the lawyer in prison.
An appeals court found that the defense had been deeply inept during the penalty phase of Mr. Holseys trial. His lawyer failed to present potentially mitigating details about Mr. Holseys history of abuse as a child and did not press arguments that he is intellectually disabled.
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Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)atreides1
(16,046 posts)I wonder if they ever pointed out that Holsey was in fear of his life when he shot the deputy? I'm sorry, that excuse only works for law enforcement...my bad!!!
Sam1
(498 posts)only trying to correct an error in the justice system. The wrong man died in the originating altercation!
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)Man executed for killing Ga. deputy after robbery
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press | December 9, 2014 | Updated: December 9, 2014 10:18pm
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) Authorities say a Georgia man has been executed for the 1995 killing of a sheriff's deputy, who was slain minutes after a convenience store robbery.
Authorities said 49-year-old Robert Wayne Holsey was declared dead at 10:51 p.m. Tuesday at the state prison in Jackson.
Holsey received the death sentence for the Dec. 17, 1995, killing of sheriff's deputy Will Robinson. A jury convicted Holsey in 1997. Prosecutors said Holsey robbed a Milledgeville convenience store and the clerk immediately called police, describing the suspect and his car.
According to court documents, Robinson pulled Holsey over minutes later and Holsey fired on the deputy as he approached the car. Robinson died of a fatal head wound.
http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Man-executed-for-killing-Ga-deputy-after-robbery-5946657.php