No. 24-5993
Carey Grayson v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.
IFP
Tags: conscious-suffocation cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment execution-method nitrogen-hypoxia superadded-terror
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Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment bar a method of execution that includes conscious suffocation?
2. Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit a method of execution that involves superadded terror?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit a method of execution involving conscious suffocation or superadded terror?
Docket Entries
2024-11-21
Reply of petitioner Carey Dale Grayson filed.
2024-11-21
Application (24A498) referred to the Court.
2024-11-21
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-21
Application (24A498) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2024-11-20
Brief of respondent John Hamm, Commissioner, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2024-11-19
Application (24A498) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Carey Dale Grayson
John Anthony Palombi — Federal Defenders, Petitioner
John Hamm, Commissioner, et al.
Beth Jackson Hughes — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent