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More Information Sought in Ohio Lethal Injection Challenge

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" Accused killers fight to question executioners," is Brad Dicken's report in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.Attorneys for two accused killers challenging the state?s lethal injection protocols don?t take no for an answer. Despite Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge?s refusal to allow them to question the three medically trained members of the state?s execution team, the attorneys are again asking Burge to grant their request to interview them. The request came Tuesday in the written closing arguments submitted by attorneys for Ruben Rivera and Ronald McCloud, who could face a death sentence if convicted in two separate  Lorain murders. County Prosecutor Dennis Will said his office continues to oppose the request, which centers on the qualifications of the medically trained members of the execution team...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 21, 2008 (boomark / email).