Case Name: HIGH v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2001-03-21
Citations: 273 Ga. 562
Docket Number: S01M0934
Parties: HIGH v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Carley, Thompson, and Hines, JJ, who dissent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 273
Pages: 562–563

Head Matter:
S01M0934.
HIGH v. THE STATE.
(544 SE2d 432)

Opinion:
Order of Court.
Having considered the petitioner's Motion for Stay of Execution filed in this Court, this Court grants the motion until it addresses whether death by electrocution violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment or until further order of this Court. See Spivey v. State, 273 Ga. 544 (544 SE2d 136) (2001).
Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court denying the stay is reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Carley, Thompson, and Hines, JJ, who dissent.