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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal magistrate judge rules Ohio’s new 3-drug lethal injection protocol is unconstitutional and blocks coming scheduled executions
Main January 26, 2017Federal magistrate judge rules Ohio's new 3-drug lethal injection protocol is unconstitutional and blocks coming scheduled executionsAs reported in this local piece, a "federal magistrate judge on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Using execution protocol with midazolam, Virginia completes second execution of 2017
Main January 19, 2017Using execution protocol with midazolam, Virginia completes second execution of 2017 As reported in this Reuters piece headlined "Virginia inmate executed despite arguments against drug 'cocktail'," Virginia…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Facing the Firing Squad”
Main January 6, 2017"Facing the Firing Squad"The title of this post is the title of this notable new piece by Andrew Jensen Kerr available via the Georgetown Law Journal website.…
Death Penalty
Florida Plan to Use Etomidate in Lethal Injection Executions?
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
News reports are the State of Florida is getting ready to execute more folk, even though SCOTUS and the Supreme Court of Florida pretty much have Florida executions on hold…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After split tied SCOTUS stay vote, Alabama completes last scheduled execution of 2016
Main December 9, 2016After split tied SCOTUS stay vote, Alabama completes last scheduled execution of 2016As reported in this AP piece, the final scheduled execution in the United States in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Early thoughts on a day to be full of thoughts about the future of the death penalty
Main November 11, 2016Early thoughts on a day to be full of thoughts about the future of the death penaltyAs noted in this prior post, I am so very fortunate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Defense attorneys assert Ohio’s new execution protocol is akin to “burning at the stake”
Main October 27, 2016Defense attorneys assert Ohio's new execution protocol is akin to "burning at the stake"As reported in this local AP article, capital defense attorneys in Ohio are not…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Georgia completes its seventh execution of 2016, bringing national execution total for year to 17
Main October 20, 2016Georgia completes its seventh execution of 2016, bringing national execution total for year to 17 While many traditionally active death penalty states, such as Ohio and Oklahoma,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Detailing how litigation over lethal injection methods has shut down Mississippi’s machinery of death for now a half-decade
Main October 10, 2016Detailing how litigation over lethal injection methods has shut down Mississippi's machinery of death for now a half-decadeI had the great fortune of having the Assistant Chief…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Ohio Seeks to Resume Executions in January of 2017
The state is back in federal court seeking to resume executions in Ohio. Ronald Phillips is set to be executed January 12, 2017, for the rape and murder of his…