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Death Penalty Information Center stories: 2 news summaries

Ohio Judge Rejects 3-Drug Lethal Injections

Orders state to change executions

Jun 10, 08 10:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio judge has ordered authorities to stop using a lethal three-drug cocktail for executions because it may cause excruciating pain. Instead,  the judge ruled in favor of a single lethal dose of a barbiturate used in animal euthanasia, the New York Times reports. State officials are reviewing the... More »

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death penalty • lethal injection • euthanasia • death row • Death Penalty Information Center • Scotus • drug cocktail • barbiturate • Baze v. Kentucky • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Karl Chamberlain • Judge James M. Burge

Texas Tallies 60% of Executions

Capital punishment in decline elsewhere

Dec 26, 07 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - As the rest of the country backed away from applying the death penalty in 2007, Texas kept up its customary pace, making the state responsible for an astounding 60% of all executions in the US. Of last year's 42 executions, 26 were in Texas, the New York Times reports. In... More »

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death penalty • Texas • New Jersey • execution • moratorium • National District Attorneys Association • US Supreme Court • Charles A. Rosenthal Jr. • Harris County • Richard C. Dieter • Death Penalty Information Center • Jon S. Corzine • Judge Sharon Keller • Michael Richard

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