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Ohio Judge Orders New Execution Method: Adam Liptak and Adam B. Ellick report for the New York Times that Judge Burge of Ohio has ordered a change in Ohio's execution protocol. Despite the Supreme Court's decision in Baze v. Rees, Judge Burge ruled that Ohio could no longer use the three-injection method, citing state law that the protocol must be sufficient "to quickly and painlessly cause death". Judge Recommends Release of Convicted Murderer, Cites Defense Attorney's Mistakes: An Associated Press article by Janet McConnaughey in the San Francisco Chronicle provides details on the Magistrate Judge's reasoning for recommending that a former Black Panther convicted of the 1972 murder of a prison guard should have his sentence overturned and should be released from prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).