The 11th U.S . CNN 's Dana Ford , Bill Mears and Dave Alsup contributed to this report . the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals grant the stays . Warren Lee Hill 's attorney says they came within about a half hour of the scheduled execution . Hill 's defenders say he 's mentally disabled . Hill was convicted of beating to death another Jackson inmate in 2002 .
The 11th U.S . the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals grant the stays . Warren Lee Hill 's attorney says they came within about a half hour of the scheduled execution . Hill 's defenders say he 's mentally disabled . Hill was convicted of beating to death another Jackson inmate in 2002 .