Clemency Denied, Man Faces Execution in Ga.
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ATLANTA — Barring a last-minute intervention by the courts, a Georgia man who killed his girlfriend is likely to become the first inmate put to death since a U.S. Supreme Court review halted executions last September.
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles yesterday denied William Earl Lynd’s appeal for clemency, rejecting his lawyer’s argument that forensic evidence at his 1990 trial was flawed and clearing the way for his execution, scheduled for 7 p.m. today.
Yesterday two other states also scheduled executions that had been on hold. Lynd, 53, has a request for a stay before the Georgia Supreme Court, but preparations were moving forward for his execution. He has already selected his final meal: two pepper jack barbecue burgers with onions; baked potatoes with sour cream, bacon, and cheese, and a milkshake.
