Legal Opinion
Anthony Boyd v. Warden,Holman Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 2017No. 15-14971PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
It is by now clear in capital cases that a plaintiff seeking to challenge a state’s method of execution under the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution must plausibly plead, and ultimately prove, that there is an alternative method of execution that is feasible, readily implemented, and in fact significantly reduces the substantial risk of pain posed by the state’s planned method of execution. Appellant Anthony Boyd, an Alabama death row inmate, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his federal civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ala*859…
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