Alabama has scheduled an execution date of May 30 for Jamie Mills, who was convicted in the 2004 murders of Floyd and Vera Hill during a robbery in Marion County. Mills beat the couple and stole money and medications from their home, resulting in Floyd’s death from blunt and sharp-force wounds and Vera’s death from head trauma complications 12 weeks later. Mills’ attorneys claimed prosecutorial misconduct, alleging that prosecutors hid a plea deal with Mills’ wife, who testified against him at trial. The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the governor to set an execution date despite the pending misconduct claim.
The Alabama Supreme Court last week approved the execution date for Jamie Mills, who was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of Floyd and Vera Hill in 2004. The couple was attacked in their home, where Mills and his wife reportedly stole money and medications. Floyd Hill died from his injuries, and Vera Hill passed away from complications related to head trauma. Mills’ attorneys argued that prosecutors failed to disclose a plea deal with his wife, who was a key witness in the case. The attorney general’s office denied the existence of any pretrial agreement.
Despite ongoing claims of prosecutorial misconduct, the execution date for Jamie Mills has been set for May 30 by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. Mills was convicted of the 2004 slayings of Floyd and Vera Hill during a robbery in Guin. Floyd Hill died from blunt and sharp-force wounds, while Vera Hill succumbed to head trauma complications weeks later. Mills’ attorneys had requested the Alabama Supreme Court to deny the execution date until the misconduct claim is resolved, but the Court authorized the governor to proceed with the lethal injection execution. Mills is set to be put to death by lethal injection, following Alabama’s earlier use of nitrogen gas for an execution earlier this year.
Prosecutors in the case against Jamie Mills accused of murdering Floyd and Vera Hill in 2004 stated that Mills and his wife targeted the couple’s home, where they assaulted the elderly pair and stole money and medications. Floyd Hill died from the injuries he sustained, while Vera Hill passed away weeks later due to complications from head trauma. Mills’ defense team alleges that prosecutors failed to disclose a plea deal with his wife, who testified against him in court. The state’s attorney general’s office refuted the existence of any pretrial agreement with Mills’ wife. The Alabama Supreme Court recently gave the go-ahead for the execution to proceed, despite the ongoing misconduct claim.
The State of Alabama plans to execute Jamie Mills by lethal injection on May 30 for the murders of Floyd and Vera Hill in 2004, following authorization from the Alabama Supreme Court. Mills was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of the elderly couple during a robbery in which money and medications were stolen. Floyd Hill succumbed to blunt and sharp-force wounds, while Vera Hill died 12 weeks later due to head trauma complications. Mills’ defense attorneys claimed prosecutorial misconduct, alleging that prosecutors concealed a plea deal with his wife who was a crucial witness against him. The attorney general’s office denied any pretrial agreement existed, and the execution is set to proceed as planned using lethal injection.
