USA - Georgia. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung.

Georgia Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane has ordered that the Department of Corrections (DOC) videotape the upcoming execution of Andrew DeYoung. The execution was first scheduled for July 20, but after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld Judge Lane's order, the DOC decided to move DeYoung's execution to July 21. Videotaping of executions is very rare, with the last known instance in 1992 in California, also as a result of a court order. Judge Lane ordered that the taping not interfere with the execution and that it maintain the anonymity of those involved in the procedure. The tape would be sealed for the judge's exclusive use. The Attorney General's office is challenging the videotaping, asserting it could interfere with security and violate state laws regarding who may witness an execution. Lane ordered the videotaping after attorneys for another death row inmate, Gregory Walker, claimed that Georgia's lethal injection procedure causes unnecessary pain and suffering.