Montgomery, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed petitions with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to prompt action in four long-pending capital murder cases, citing extended delays in federal court rulings.
According to Marshall, the petitions aim to address what he describes as prolonged inaction by federal district courts reviewing habeas corpus petitions filed by inmates sentenced to death. Under current legal procedures, executions are generally delayed until federal courts complete their review of such cases.
Marshall stated that the delays, in some instances spanning more than a decade, have prevented the State from moving forward with the enforcement of sentences. He emphasized concerns about the impact on victims’ families and the broader criminal justice system…