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Death Penalty postponed for Warren Hill
Posted: 07.23.2012 at 8:02 PM
Updated: 07.24.2012 at 1:25 AM
Matt Prichard

Matt Prichard joined the Fox 31 News Team in May of 2012 as a general assignment reporter.

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Warren Hill granted "stay" due to new Lethal Injection protocols.  / Matt Prichard
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ALBANY, GA -- 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.

The high court has denied his request to appeal a Butts County Superior Court ruling saying that Hill is not, "beyond a reasonable doubt," mentally retarded.

Hill was due to be put to death tonight at 7:00 PM, however due to new lethal injection protocols, he has a temporary "stay" granted by the Supreme Court of Georgia.

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