SC REJECTS APPEAL
The justices junk an appeal from Tommy Arthur, who investigators said had an affair with a woman who paid him $10,000 to kill her husband
Justices said an 18-page opinion Arthur presented has considerable evidence that Alabama’s lethal injection procedures will result in intolerable agony
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Arthur’s appeal came after the court issued a last-minute stay in November blocking his execution
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the long wait for justice may be nearing an end for convicted killer Thomas Arthur