The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Mississippi prisoner Earl Berry just moments before he was to die by lethal injection. The seven-to-two judgment all but assures the Supreme Court will block all executions until it issues a final ruling on a case challenging how courts should evaluate the constitutionality of lethal injection. Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito opposed the decision.
Supreme Court Blocks Mississippi Execution
HeadlineOct 31, 2007