Georgia Executes Man Convicted in 1994 Murder

Georgia executed a man convicted in the 1994 murder of a woman he’d picked up in a bar, NBC News reported.

Marcus Ray Johnson was executed at 10:11 p.m. ET in Jackson, Georgia. He was convicted in April 1998.

Johnson declined a final prayer and refused to record a final statement, according to the state.

The request to delay his execution in order to allow for more DNA testing was denied by the Supreme Court. His lawyers said there wasn’t enough evidence to tie him to the killing.

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