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Ohio Carries Out Fourth Execution of 2010

By Steve Hall

"Ohio rapist who alleged drug allergy executed," is the title of an AP report written by Matt Leingang.A serial rapist who strangled a 16-year-old girl in 1988 and who had argued he might be violently allergic to the state's execution drug was put to death Tuesday with no apparent complications.As the lethal injection began, Darryl Durr clenched his fists, grimaced and held his head up for about 10 seconds before gently putting it down. It wasn't clear if he was in pain or emotionally reacting to the moment.Durr, 46, was pronounced dead at 10:36 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.And:In what appeared to be an unusual legal maneuver, Durr's lawyers said last week they uncovered evidence of Durr's anesthesia allergy in his 800-page prison medical record...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 20, 2010 (boomark / email).