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Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS refuses to vacate stay of Ohio execution
Main March 20, 2007SCOTUS refuses to vacate stay of Ohio executionODPI has been providing on-going coverage of Ohio's efforts to have Kenneth Biros executed today; it now this Supreme Court's…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The “just ridiculous” realities of Ohio’s lethal injection litigation
Main March 20, 2007The "just ridiculous" realities of Ohio's lethal injection litigationThis AP article about death penalty doings in Ohio highlights just some of the ugly realities that play out…
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Sixth Circuit upholds stay for Ohio prisoner facing execution
Main March 19, 2007Sixth Circuit upholds stay for Ohio prisoner facing executionAs reported by the AP and ODPI, a Sixth Circuit panel has today decided not to lift a stay…
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Ohio’s new Governor issues first clemency denial
Main March 16, 2007Ohio's new Governor issues first clemency denialThanks to ODPI and the AP, I see that "Gov. Ted Strickland denied clemency Friday to an admitted killer scheduled to…
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“Hypothetical” protocol for full-proof painless execution by lethal injection?
Main March 8, 2007"Hypothetical" protocol for full-proof painless execution by lethal injection?Over at my Death Penalty Course @ Moritz College of Law blog, we've been talking a lot about execution…
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Florida gov seeks national LI review
Main March 4, 2007Florida gov seeks national LI reviewAs detailed in this AP report and this official statement, Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Friday responded to this week's report by…
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Ohio lethal injection litigation going forward
Main March 4, 2007Ohio lethal injection litigation going forwardAs noted here and here, on Friday a divided three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit ruled that an Ohio death row defendant's…
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Now what for Ohio’s death penalty?
Main March 2, 2007Now what for Ohio's death penalty?I predicted here March Madness concerning the death penalty in Ohio, and today's split Sixth Circuit ruling in the state's lethal injection…
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Florida LI commission report
Main March 2, 2007Florida LI commission reportThanks to ODPI, you can now access here the Florida Governor's Commission on Lethal Injection's "Final Report with Findings and Recommendations," delivered to Florida…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida’s LI Commission has final recommendations
Main March 1, 2007Florida's LI Commission has final recommendationsAs details in news reports here and here, "Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will get a slate of recommendations today on improving the…