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Killer seeking delay of execution

Killer seeking delay of execution Arthur says `new' step merits challenge Tuesday, July 08, 2008 STAN DIELNews staff writer After convicted killer Thomas D. Arthur is strapped to a gurney at Holman Correctional Facility near Atmore later this month, he'll be given 100 cc's of sodium pentothal. In the first use of a new execution procedure adopted last fall, a corrections officer will then speak Arthur's name, pinch his arm and brush a finger over his eyelashes to determine whether the barbiturate has rendered him unconscious. If he's still conscious, he'll get 100 cc's more, and the execution will continue, according to court documents that provide new details about the procedure. In an appeal filed late last week, Arthur, convicted of a 1982 contract killing, argues that the possible second 100-cc dose makes the procedure "entirely new," and asks the court to delay his execution while he challenges it...continue to full post

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