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Tennessee Lethal Injection Hearing Continues Today

By Steve Hall

Today's Tennessean reports, "Tennessee's lethal injection challenged."  It's written by Erin Quinn. Ten days before West's Nov. 9 scheduled execution in a Nashville prison, the Tennessee Supreme Court delayed the convicted Union County murderer's death. West's lawyers brought to the court evidence they say shows that inmates are awake and in pain when given the drugs that paralyze the muscles and stop the heart. The state constitution says there must be a "demonstrated risk of severe pain" to qualify as cruel and unusual punishment, which would be prohibited. The state Supreme Court instructed Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman to hear the evidence for both sides of the case in a two-day hearing, which is expected to conclude today...continue to full post

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