Legal Opinion
Ellis Wayne Felker, Larry Grant Lonchar v. Tony Turpin, Wayne Garner, John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1996No. 96-9334PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
Ellis Wayne Felker and Larry Grant Lonchar (collectively “Plaintiffs”) are Georgia inmates under sentence of death. On November 8, 1996, less than one week prior to their scheduled executions, they filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in the Middle District of Georgia. In their complaint, they alleged that Georgia’s use of electrocution to carry out a death sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. They requested declaratory and injunctive relief. Following review of arguments and affidavits, the district court issued an order denying…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re KemmlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lonchar v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Gomez v. United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Raleigh Porter v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Walter HILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joe S. HOPPER, Commissioner of Alabama Department of Corrections, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Sam Felder, Jr., Also Known as Sammie Felder v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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