GADSDEN, Ala. – A woman facing a possible death sentence in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter is seeking details about Alabama’s execution methods.
Joyce Garrard is asking a judge to make prosecutors release information about Alabama’s procedures for conducting lethal injections.
The state recently disclosed it is out of out of a drug used in the process.
A judge has scheduled a hearing for Garrard for today in Gadsden, but it’s unclear whether he will consider the motion on capital punishment.
The 48-year-old Garrard also is seeking evidence related to the capital murder charge against her.