Georgia executes man for 1992 killing of his mother’s friend

Terrell is scheduled for execution on December 8, 2015, at 7 p.m.at the state prison in Jackson, Department of Corrections Commissioner Homer Bryson said Monday, Nov. 23, in a statement.

Terrell was executed for shooting and fatally beating his mother’s 70-year-old friend in 1992 after he was caught stealing checks from the victim.

According to prosecutors, Terrell was on parole in 1992 when he stole 10 of Watson’s checks and signed his name on some, an Associated Press report said.

Terrell murdered Watson instead of returning the money.

Terrell’s lawyers had said their client was innocent. The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday declined to halt the execution after a federal court on Tuesday rejected that challenge.

In its court filings, Georgia offered assurance that the drugs used to execute Terrell would work fine, but “Georgia’s pleadings do not constitute evidence”, Martin wrote.

They said they were concerned about the pharmacist who prepared the lethal execution drug, saying he had a shoddy record, and that the state should at least use a different pharmacist. They filed for a stay of execution on Tuesday, which was denied by the Georgia State Supreme Court just hours before the execution took place.

Georgia’s attorneys said the pentobarbital was cloudy because it was stored at too low a temperature and that the state has executed two other inmates with the drug since then without incident.

Asked if he wanted to record a final statement, Terrell said, “No, sir”. He filed appeals Tuesday after state and federal courts rejected his challenges.

Terrell was executed at a prison in Jackson, Georgia, nearly one hour from Atlanta.

Terrell pilfered checks that belonged to Watson, who was a friend of his mother’s. The state has taken precautions to prevent that from happening again and would not proceed with an execution if a problem with the drug was discovered, state lawyers have said.

Terrell’s arguments have already been reviewed and rejected by courts, state lawyers argue. Terrell overtook Watson, struggled with him, shot him three more times, dragged him into some bushes at the side of the yard, and beat him brutally about the face and head, breaking bones in his jaw, nose, cheek, forehead, and eye socket and knocking out some of his teeth.

Terrell lifted his head again and looked out at the front row twice after the warden left and also shook his head back and forth multiple times while laying on the gurney.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, which has the sole power for granting clemency in the state, denied Terrell clemency on Monday.