Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/federal-judge-allows-untried-drug-in-ohio-lethal-injection.php
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Federal judge allows untried drug in Ohio lethal injection
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio [official website] on Monday refused to halt the execution of convicted Ohio murderer Dennis McGuire, who is scheduled to die by the administration of a never-before-tried drug that may potentially inflict pain. Ohio no longer has access to its former execution drug, pentobarbital, since its manufacturer prohibited its use for executions. McGuire's counsel argued [JURIST report] that the substituted two-drug lethal injection will not sedate McGuire...
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