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Justices Deny 11 Capital Appeals

Court passes on death-row cases following ruling upholding lethal injection

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 21, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Supreme Court today dismissed appeals from 11 death-row prisoners in seven states, including three who received last-minute stays of execution last year; the result was no surprise 1 week after the landmark ruling upholding lethal injection in Kentucky, the New York Times reports. The... Read full story »

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