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Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
A new federal statutory attack on Missouri’s lethal injection protocol
Main March 7, 2010A new federal statutory attack on Missouri's lethal injection protocolOver at Capital Defense Weekly is this notable new post headlined "Under the radar lethal injection challenge appears…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Washington state following Ohio’s lead to adopt a one-drug lethal injection protocol
Main March 3, 2010Washington state following Ohio's lead to adopt a one-drug lethal injection protocolThis AP story, headlined "WA changes execution method," suggests that Ohio's recent success with a change…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio completes third successful one-drug lethal injection
Main February 4, 2010Ohio completes third successful one-drug lethal injection As detailed in this local Columbus Dispatch story, which is headlined "Convenience-store killer executed by lethal injection," the Buckeye state…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Might Ohio keep pace with Texas in the number of executions in 2010?
Main February 2, 2010Might Ohio keep pace with Texas in the number of executions in 2010? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local news…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit approves Delaware’s lethal injection protocol
Main February 1, 2010Third Circuit approves Delaware's lethal injection protocolA unanimous panel of the Third Circuit today rejected constitutional challenges to Delaware's lethal injection protocol. Here is how the ruling…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New report on the role of medical boards regulating doctor involvement in executions
Main January 28, 2010New report on the role of medical boards regulating doctor involvement in executions A helpful reader alerted me to this new study of state ethical codes which…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Lawyers Challenge Ohio on Executions”
Main January 12, 2010"Lawyers Challenge Ohio on Executions" The title of this post is the headline of this article in the New York Times, which provides a useful reminder that…
Death Penalty
The Death Row Fight Continues in Ohio – New Litigation Focuses On Execution Procedures
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
There are some pretty tough death penalty defense lawyers over in Ohio and they are really showing there stuff right now, charging out of the gate here at the beginning…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio succeeds again with one-drug execution protocol
Main January 7, 2010Ohio succeeds again with one-drug execution protocolThe Columbus Dispatch provides this report on another execution in Ohio using the state's new one-drug lethal injection protocol. Here is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will (and should) Ohio’s one-drug success impact Delaware lethal injection litigation?
Main December 16, 2009Will (and should) Ohio's one-drug success impact Delaware lethal injection litigation? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local news story out…