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An Update on the Arizona LI Drug Litigation

By Steve Hall

"Arizona execution caught in drug supply debate," is the title of Paul Davenport's AP report, via the Arizona Capitol Times. Claims based on politics, untested evidence and an undisclosed source for a drug in short supply will be debated as Arizona officials wrangle with lawyers for a death row inmate scheduled to be put to death in the state?s first execution since 2007.The state Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on two defense requests to block Jeffrey Landrigan?s scheduled Oct. 26 execution by lethal injection at a state prison in Florence.One stay motion contends Landrigan couldn?t get a fair shake from Gov. Jan Brewer because she?s running in the Nov. 2 election and wouldn?t want to appear to be soft on crime in the wake of three other offenders? escapes from a privately operated state prison near Kingman...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).