New hearing ordered for man who killed 11-year old

Published June 26, 2014 11:07pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A death row inmate awaiting execution next month is getting a last chance to avoid lethal injection.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a circuit court in Polk County to hold a hearing on whether it would be unconstitutional to use a lethal injection drug on Eddie Wayne Davis.

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