Kelly Renee Gissendaner v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Kelly Gissendaner masterminded the brutal murder of her husband, Douglas, by her paramour, Gregory Owen. See Gissendaner v. State, 272 Ga. 704, 532 S.E.2d 677, 681-83 (2000). Facing impending execution by lethal injection, Gissendaner has filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit alleging that the State of Georgia’s method of execution violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. After holding a hearing, the district court denied Gissendaner’s request for a temporary restraining order and dismissed her complaint for failing to state a claim for relief. This is her…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Nelson v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- McNair v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Gissendaner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Powell v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2011
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