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Judge Rules in Ohio Lethal Injection Challenge

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Judge James Burge's opinion is here. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, "Judge rules anesthetic must precede fatal injection."The way Ohio inmates are put to death is unconstitutional because drugs used in the lethal injection process can cause pain, Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge ruled today. Burge said the combination of drugs needs to be replaced by a single, anesthetic drug. His ruling affects the cases of two area men who could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder. It was the first time in the United States the issue of whether lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment has been argued before the start of a capital murder trial. The ruling is likely to be appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 10, 2008 (boomark / email).