# Judge halts Georgia execution to allow hearing for condemned man &#8230;

> ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state …

**Published**: 2026-09-16
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/judge-halts-georgia-execution-to-allow-hearing-for-condemned-man/
**Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak

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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has put on hold an execution scheduled for Wednesday, saying the condemned prisoner is entitled to a hearing on whether his sentence should be reduced under a new state law that allows victims of abuse to have their sentences reconsidered. Stacey Humphreys, 53, was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of two…