Supreme Court to hear death row inmate's appeal

The US Supreme Court agreed today to hear a Florida death row inmate’s appeal that challenges that state’s lethal injection method, just hours after dramatically stepping to stop the man’s execution.

The US Supreme Court agreed today to hear a Florida death row inmate’s appeal that challenges that state’s lethal injection method, just hours after dramatically stepping to stop the man’s execution.

Clarence Hill’s lawyer said that he had been strapped to a gurney with IV lines running into his arms last night when Justice Anthony Kennedy issued a temporary stay.

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