Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 16 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 34 members in total.
JACK E. ALDERMAN (No. 2)
That this House notes the case of Jack E. Alderman, whose execution date has been set by the State of Georgia for Friday 19th October at 1900 hours; expresses concern that he has been on death row for 32 years; recognises that in 1993 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council found that to keep a man facing execution over an extended period of time constituted an inhuman act; further notes that a number of states have halted executions pending the Supreme Court's consideration of whether lethal injections contradict the Eighth Amendment; urges the Governor of Georgia to intervene in Mr Alderman's case and suspend his execution pending the ruling of the Supreme Court; and applauds the work of the website Exonerate Jack in raising awareness of this case.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 2130
- Session
- 2006-07
- Other sponsors
- John Austin
- Peter Bottomley
- Lynne Jones
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Mike Hancock
- Subjects
- Capital punishment USA Prisoners' rights Alderman, Jack Edward
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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