Overview
- U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May ruled Humphreys failed to show a due process or equal protection violation that would justify a stay.
- Prosecutors say he killed real estate workers Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown in 2003, and his execution by lethal injection is scheduled for Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.
- The court concluded a pandemic-period agreement governing the resumption of executions does not apply to him because his rehearing was denied in October 2024 after the judicial emergency ended.
- His lawyers seek permission for him to sit upright or stand during the procedure, citing a physician’s warning that lying flat would likely cause severe breathing distress.
- The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will hear his clemency request on Dec. 16, and the judge indicated she may seek more information on the protocol issue and could hold a hearing Friday.