Olens Doesn’t Anticipate Long Wait to Secure Execution Drug
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens says he doesn’t anticipate a long wait before a death warrant will be issued for inmate Warren Lee Hill, Jr.
That’s despite the fact the state Department of Corrections doesn’t have a supply of the lethal drug Pentobarbital used in executions.
“I don’t see that taking a while,” said Olens. “I think there are processes in place to provide the necessary drugs to each state.”
Earlier this week, a federal appeals court in Atlanta denied Hill permission to submit new evidence supporting the claim he is mentally disabled.
Olens says it’s not his place to comment on the details of the case.
“We don’t have a policy role here. Corrections will have the drug. We’ll work with Corrections to get the necessary order for an execution date and at that point it’s totally legal,” said Olens. “We don’t have a policy role. Many folks will ask me questions in that regard but we’re following Georgia law.”
The case has received international attention because the state’s mental health experts have rescinded previous testimony and deemed Hill mentally disabled. In 1988, Georgia was the first state to ban executions of the mentally disabled. In 2002, the ban was extended nationwide.
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