The 11th U.S . The Georgia Court of Appeals acted on a appeal of a challenge to the way the prison handles the lethal injection drugs used in executions , while the federal appeals court issued a stay `` ordering a further briefing on the issue of mental retardation , '' Kammer said . Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals grant the stays . Warren Lee Hill 's attorney says they came within a half hour of the scheduled execution . Hill 's defenders say he 's mentally disabled . Comment:
The 11th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals grant the stays . Warren Lee Hill 's attorney says they came within a half hour of the scheduled execution . Hill 's defenders say he 's mentally disabled . Comment: