Only a few hours after receiving Doyle Hamm’s 50-page response brief, the Eleventh Circuit filed a 12-page opinion lifting the stay of execution and ordering that Doyle Hamm immediately receive an independent medical examination. The Eleventh Circuit ordered “the district court to immediately appoint an independent medical examiner and schedule an […]

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 1pm, Doyle Hamm filed his response brief at the Eleventh Circuit opposing the state of Alabama’s emergency motion to vacate the stay. His emergency brief, which had to be heavily redacted because of the confidentiality agreement surrounding the execution protocol, is here: