Legal Opinion
Alley v. Little
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 12, 2006No. 06-5650UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Defendant Tennessee Commissioner of Corrections and others challenge the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction and order staying the execution, scheduled for 1:00 a.m. on May 17, 2006, of plaintiff Sedley Alley. Alley was convicted of kidnaping, rape, and first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1987. We VACATE the injunction and stay.
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On March 29, 2006, the Tennessee Supreme Court set Alley’s execution date. On April 11, 2006, Alley filed what he denominated an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. The…
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