Kelley v. Griffen

[ 1 Wendy Kelley, in her official capacity as Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, and the Arkansas Department of Correction have petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari lifting a stay of executions granted by the Pulaski County Circuit Court or, alternatively, a writ of mandamus ordering the circuit court to expedite a scheduled hearing on a preliminary injunction requested by respondent-prisoners. The prisoners have responded and, in addition, have made a conditional request for a stay of executions from this court. Because the circuit court acted in excess of its…