DENIED: Alabama Black Man Who Murdered Ex-Girlfriend Executed After State High Court Denies Reprieve Despite Victim’s Family Objecting on Religious Grounds
The state of Alabama executed a man this week after his petition to stay the execution was denied, fulfilling the punishment he received when sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend in 1994. Despite spending almost 30 years on death row, and a large community asking to spare his life, none of the justices on…