Emergency application · Capital case
Fairness of clemency hearings
Stacey Ian Humphreys v. Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
What did the Court do?
The request was withdrawn on September 25, 2026, before the Court ruled on it.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
Stacey Ian Humphreys, a Georgia prisoner under a death sentence, asked the Court to pause his execution. He sought time for the Court to consider his request for review of a Georgia Supreme Court decision. He says a Georgia parole-board member had a conflict because she had been part of the prosecution team at his trial. He says she should step aside and five unconflicted board members should hear his clemency request.
What the Court did
The application closed without a ruling on Humphreys's request after he withdrew it. The Court did not decide whether to pause the execution. No vote was recorded, and the Court did not publish how the justices voted.
What it means
The withdrawal did not decide whether the Court would review the Georgia Supreme Court's decision or who should take part in Humphreys's clemency proceedings. The record gives no update on proceedings in the Fulton County Superior Court; it lists no related case and no argument date.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 26A273. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.