At 2pm EST, Doyle Hamm filed a petition for writ of certiorari and an accompanying application for a stay, or in the alternative, a supervisory writ with the United States Supreme Court in Washington DC. His case is now in their hands. Doyle is praying for relief, and for justice. […]
In a 17-page opinion issued at 12:30pm EST, the Eleventh Circuit denied Doyle Hamm a stay of execution. The opinion is here:
In a highly dismissive pleading filed late afternoon February 21, 2018, the state of Alabama basically told the Eleventh Circuit that they could go fly a kite: “Yeah, sure, buddy, we can do this!” It was a surprising slap in the face of the Eleventh Circuit. So, for instance, the […]
On February 21, 2018, a most distinguished group of Alabama jurists wrote to Governor Kay Ivey to call for mercy in Doyle Hamm’s case. The group included former judges of Alabama’s Supreme Court and appellate court, and former Presidents of the Alabama State Bar Association. The group included former Alabama Supreme Court Justice […]