Legal Opinion
Ladd v. Livingston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 2015No. 15-70004PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Robert Charles Ladd was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He is scheduled to be executed by the State of Texas on January 29, 2015. On January 27, 2015, after the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Glossip v. Gross, Ladd filed a section 1983 lawsuit alleging that the state’s method of execution would violate his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court denied his motion for a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order. Compelled by our court’s precedent, we AFFIRM.
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