FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
November 3, 2016
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL LUTHER STRANGE RESPONSE TO US SUPREME
COURT STAY OF EXECUTION FOR
ALABAMA DEATH ROW INMATE TOMMY ARTHUR
(MONTGOMERY) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange made the following
comment in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday night to grant a
stay of execution for Alabama death row inmate Tommy Arthur.
“With all due respect to the Supreme Court, tonight’s order undermines the rule of law.
While I agree with Chief Justice Roberts that ‘this case does not merit the Court’s
review,’ in my view, there is no ‘courtesy’ in voting to deny justice to the victims of a
notorious and cold-blooded killer.”
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