Knight v. Florida

denying certiorari on similar issue; opinion of Stevens, J., pointing out denial is not ruling on merits | "Consistency would seem to demand that those who accept our death penalty jurisprudence as a given also accept the lengthy delay between sentencing and execution as a necessary consequence" | Thomas, J., concurring in denial of certiorari; Breyer, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari | “A growing number of courts outside the United States — courts that accept or assume the lawfulness of the death penalty — have held that lengthy delay in administering a lawful death penalty renders the ultimate execution inhuman, degrading, or unusually cruel”