Alabama Execution

The New York Times:
James Hubbard became the oldest U.S. inmate put to death in decades Thursday after courts and the governor refused to stop his execution.

Earlier Thursday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to deny a stay for Hubbard. His attorney contended the execution would amount to cruel and unusual punishment for someone so old and mentally incompetent.

Gov. Bob Riley rejected a request to commute Hubbard's sentence for what he called a "heinous and violent'' crime.

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