In a petition filed Monday with Butts County Superior Court , Brannan 's attorneys requested his life be spared because `` executing American combat veterans whose service-related mental impairments played a role in subsequent violent conduct violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and analogous provisions of the Georgia Constitution . '' Georgia Supreme Court votes 6 -1 to deny stay in Kyle Dinkheller execution . Brannan was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night in Jackson , Georgia . He killed Deputy Andrew Brannan 's , 1998 , in 22 ; 6 videos show the deadly confrontation .
Georgia Supreme Court votes 6 -1 to deny stay in Kyle Dinkheller execution . Brannan was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night in Jackson , Georgia . He killed Deputy Andrew Brannan 's , 1998 , in 22 ; 6 videos show the deadly confrontation .