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Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled against a death row inmate who had accused prison officials of violating state procedures by failing to hold a public notice hearing before changing the state's execution procedure.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Updated with video; Marcus Ray Johnson is a man on death row for the 1994 rape and murder of Angela Sizemore.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Updated with video; The Supreme Court of Georgia has granted a stay of execution for Warren Lee Hill on the issue of the Department of Corrections' change in the lethal injection protocol.

Saturday, July 14, 2012  Updated with video; The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles is set to hear from people seeking clemency for a death row inmate set to be executed next week.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Days before his execution date, Marcus Ray Johnson's defense attorneys file documents regarding new evidence as a part of their new trial motion.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Counting down, US inmate nears execution in policeman's killing despite pleas in Europe.

Friday, September 16, 2011  The NAACP rallies to support Troy Davis.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Judge accepts plea to free 3 men convicted in Arkansas scouts' deaths after 18 years in prison

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Lawmakers: Illinois governor to abolish death penalty at signing ceremony in Capitol

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Despite its ominous-sounding name, sodium thiopental is fairly common. While you won’t find it on the shelves of your local pharmacy, chances are if you’ had major or even minor surgery recently, the drug may have been inside your own body.

Monday, January 24, 2011  A judge rejected an attempt to delay a Georgia death row inmate's execution after his attorneys raised questions about the supply of a lethal injection drug.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  A Georgia death row inmate from Crisp County is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn his conviction because his lawyers say he was "stressed out," at the time he confessed.  48-year-old Roger Lynn Loyd pleaded guilty in 1999 to sexually assaulting and fatally strangling a 3-year-old boy.

Monday, September 27, 2010  After he attempted suicide, state authorities begin execution by lethal injection of convicted murderer Brandon Rhode at 9:14 p.m., according to Macon news media.

Friday, September 24, 2010  The Georgia Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay of execution for convicted triper murderer Brandon Rhode, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Friday, September 24, 2010  A Georgia death row inmate who attempted suicide hours before he was set to be put to death is asking state and federal courts to delay his execution again.