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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Alabama Death Row Inmate
By wcbi.com- Robert Davidson
Published: 02/21/2017

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is freeing Alabama to try again to execute a convicted killer who has been on death row for more than 30 years.

The justices on Tuesday turned down an appeal from inmate Tommy Arthur. In November, the court blocked Arthur’s execution as he waited in a holding cell outside the state’s execution chamber.

Chief Justice John Roberts voted to halt the execution, but said Arthur’s appeal “does not merit the court’s review.”

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