Legal Opinion
Jones v. Hobbs
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided March 11, 2010No. 5:10CV00065 JLHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
J. LEON HOLMES, District Judge.
Jack Harold Jones, Jr., brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the recently enacted Arkansas Method of Execution Act violates his due process right to access the courts and the ex post facto clause. The Governor of Arkansas has set March 16, 2010, as the date Jones will be put to death by lethal injection. Jones has filed a motion for a stay or to enjoin the execution to permit him to litigate his constitutional claims. Defendant has responded, and the matter is ready for decision. After careful consideration, and for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Nelson v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Hill v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Nooner v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. HobbsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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