Are last-minute Supreme Court stays cruel and unusual punishment?

Troy Davis had already eaten his last meal Wednesday night as 7 p.m.–his scheduled execution time–came and went. A few minutes later, Georgia prison officials announced they would delay his execution so that the U.S. Supreme Court could consider the prisoner’s last-minute request for an appeal. Over the next four hours, Davis’ supporters in Georgia

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Are last-minute Supreme Court stays cruel and unusual punishment?

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