P R E S S   R E L E A S E
from
F L O R I D I A N S   FOR   A L T E R N A T I V E S
                                   TO THE DEATH PENALTY   (FADP)

 
 
June 12, 2006


FADP CONTACTS:
Mark Elliott: 727-215-9646


FLORIDA EXECUTIONS ON HOLD PENDING FURTHER LEGAL ACTION


In a unanimous ruling today in the Florida case "Hill v. McDonough
(05-8794)," the U.S. Supreme Court allowed death row inmates seeking
to challenge the lethal injection method of execution to pursue the
issue as a civil rights claim.  The court accepted Hill's appeal as
he lay on the gurney with needles inserted and ready for the
execution to proceed.

"Now Mr. Hill can proceed with his claim that lethal injection is a
civil rights violation," said Mark Elliott, spokesman for Floridians
for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.  "It's not clear how long it
will last, but once again Florida is under a de-facto moratorium on
executions, and that can only be seen as a good thing."
For further comment contact Mark Elliott at 727-215-9646

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SENT BY:
 
      Abraham J. Bonowitz
      Director (on Sabbatical)

      Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP)
      800-973-6548
      fadp@fadp.org
      www.fadp.org
      PMB 335, 2603 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hwy,
      Gainesville, FL 32609