COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys continues fighting in court to delay or cancel his pending execution.
Humphreys, who was convicted of killing Cindy Williams and Lori Brown in 2003, filed new appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court after a Cobb County Superior Court judge denied his latest attempt at getting a new trial.
The death row inmate filed the appeal on Sept. 11 and was added to the Georgia Supreme Court docket on Sept. 12. Another was filed on Sept. 14, according to court records.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tyler J. Browning denied Humphreys’ Aug. 28 request for a new trial, citing case developments as far back as Humphreys’ 2008 trial, 2009 request for new trial and more.
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Humphreys’ multiple appeals have been rejected by judges and justices up and down the federal and state court systems, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the Georgia Supreme Court.
Each time, his attempts have failed.
In 2017, the GSC denied the convict’s claims of juror misconduct and he filed another appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, which did not succeed.
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Another failed attempt to appeal came in 2024, this time with the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The state of Georgia filed a warrant for execution to put Humphreys to death in 2025.
Humphreys tried to challenge the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, accusing two board members of having conflicts of interest and asking they be barred from his clemency hearing, but his legal team was unable to convince the court.
Browning said the continuing efforts of Humphreys to save himself by “creating a new standard not supported by any law” would not allow him a reprieve.
“In sum, this Court finds Humphreys has identified no ‘good reason’ why he has waited well over a decade” to request a new trial.
The judge added that evidence Humphreys’ legal team tried to introduce in their efforts were inadmissible, similar to previous decisions by other courts.
Even if the Court ignored standing legal doctrine and just looked at the evidence Humphreys was presenting, it would still be inadmissible, according to Browning.
The judge said that Humphreys had waited far too long to attempt his legal effort.
State statute requires motions for new trials be filed within 30 days of a verdict or judgment.
Instead, Humphreys waited “decades after trial.”
After being denied by Browning, Humphreys filed another set of appeals with the Georgia Supreme Court on Sept. 11 and it was added to the docket on Sept. 12.
A representative for the court said no filings have been submitted for Humphreys’ Sept. 12 docket, yet.
As of Monday, Humphreys is again requesting a stay for his Wednesday scheduled execution.
He is also scheduled for a clemency hearing on Tuesday, amidst the latest set of legal proceedings.
The Georgia Department of Corrections has Humphreys scheduled for execution on dates from Sept. 16 to Sept. 23, according to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Ahead of his execution, the Georgia Department of Corrections revealed the death row inmate’s last meal.
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