At least one of the five members of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles may need to be temporarily replaced in the case of a death-row inmate seeking clemency.
On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued an order preventing the board from rescheduling Stacey Humphreys’ clemency hearing and execution date for up to three months.
The 52-year-old was convicted of murdering two Cobb County real estate agents, Lori Brown and Cynthia Williams, in 2003, but it wasn’t until this month that the state of Georgia issued a death warrant for him, setting his execution for Dec. 17.
After exhausting his appellate options, though, the board abruptly postponed his clemency hearing and execution because of legal concerns over potential conflicts of interest, including with a newly-appointed board member who served as an advocate for the families of the victims.
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