Unless Alabama's governor intervenes, Kenneth Eugene Smith is set to be killed by lethal injection Thursday evening—despite a jury's recommendation against the death penalty and the state no longer allowing judicial override in such cases.
Given that Alabama has outlawed judicial override in death penalty cases since Kenneth Eugene Smith was condemned in 1996, calls are mounting for the GOP governor to step in before he is killed.The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night declined to stop Alabama from executing Kenneth Eugene Smith, who is set to be killed by lethal injection Thursday evening—despite a jury's recommendation against the death penalty—unless Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey intervenes.
Justice Clarence Thomas referred Smith's application to the full court, which declined to stay the execution or review the case. There were no dissents mentioned in the brief order.
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