Death-Row Inmate Evans Loses Another Appeal
RSS Feeds From ABC 7 Friday February 03, 2006 8:41pm
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest appeal from convicted murderer Vernon Evans.
In a one sentence order handed down this afternoon, the court upheld a lower court ruling denying Evans' stay on the grounds that lethal injection amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
Evans' lawyer Julie Dietrich said she will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the latest appeal from convicted murderer Vernon Evans.
In a one sentence order handed down this afternoon, the court upheld a lower court ruling denying Evans' stay on the grounds that lethal injection amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
Evans' lawyer Julie Dietrich said she will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Click here to read more.
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