Condemned killer gets new hearing on death sentence

ATLANTA - Condemned killer Timothy Don Carr, who had been scheduled to die Friday for slitting a teenager&#39;s throat in 1994, will have a federal court hearing on the appeal of his death sentence. <br> <br> The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed course Thursday and granted Carr a hearing. Last month, the 11th Circuit had refused to hear any issue of Carr&#39;s appeal. <br> <br> Carr was convicted of killing 17-year-old Keith Patrick Young while in a hallucinogenic haze. The appeals court issued a stay of execution on Tuesday. <br> <br> The judges said they would consider three of Carr&#39;s claims: <br> <br> That prosecutors failed to disclose deals with others involved in the killing who later testified against Carr. <br> <br> That prosecutors made improper statements to jurors during closing arguments. <br> <br> That Carr&#39;s trial lawyers did not adequately prepare for Carr&#39;s sentencing hearing. <br> <br> Brian Kammer, a lawyer for Carr, declined to comment on the court&#39;s new order. Russ Willard, spokesman for state Attorney General Thurbert Baker, said his office will continue to defend the conviction.

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