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Dyslexic doc moves west

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

via Doug Berman: As first discussed here two years ago, a federal judge ordered Missouri’s machinery of death to come to a halt in 2006 based in part on evidence that the doctor involved in lethal injections readily admitted that he is dyslexic and had thus could have problems carrying out the execution protocol.  Then, as discussed here, last year there was a report indicating that this same doctor was a part of the federal government’s execution team.  Now, The Arizona Republic has this new story indicating that the doctor was involved in a 2007 execution in Arizona.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).