Executed
William Glenn Boyd
William Glenn Boyd, 45, was executed by lethal injection at Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama, on March 31, 2011, according to the Associated Press and the Alabama Department of Corrections. He declined to make a final statement. His appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which argued that the trial judge improperly overrode a jury recommendation of life, was rejected.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court argued that the judge improperly overrode a jury recommendation of life, and the appeal was unsuccessful.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Associated Press report (reporters).