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State's execution team resigns, fearing identities would be reveale,"

From the Blog Standdown :Friday, April 03, 2009More from Washington State"State's execution team resigns, fearing identities would be reveale,"is today's Seattle Times report.Four people who have volunteered to administer lethal injections to death-row inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla quit their positions this week, apparently worried that their identities could become public as a result of an ongoing court case to decide whether lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.The four resigned Tuesday, which was the deadline Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham had set for the team's records -- detailing the members' credentials, qualifications and experience in administering lethal drugs -- to be submitted for his review...continue to full post

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