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Lethal litigation to continue with dueling doctors in the first state

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, the post-Baze litigation excitement in Delaware is taking place in local federal court.  Here is the latest news from an article headlined "Doctors to testify on lethal injections: Each side in death-penalty suit to bring in an anesthesiologist":A federal judge said she was "stunned" on Monday that Delaware has not adopted a U.S. Supreme Court-approved standard for carrying out executions to resolve a lawsuit challenging the state's use of lethal injection.  District Judge Sue L. Robinson said it was clear to her that there are differences between Delaware's execution protocols and those used in Kentucky, which the high court found met constitutional muster earlier this year. However, Robinson said, she does not believe she is qualified to tell if the differences are significant or not...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 24, 2008 (boomark / email).