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Problems for Lethal Injection Remain

By Dr. Michael Blankenship

New York Times - Executions in Texas, Alabama and other Southern states with large death rows are likely to resume shortly in the wake of the Supreme Court?s decision Wednesday upholding Kentucky?s method of putting condemned prisoners to death.But the fractured decision may actually slow executions elsewhere, legal experts said, as lawyers for death row inmates undertake fresh challenges based on its newly announced legal standards.Read more...Adam Liptak has done his homework again when it comes to the death penalty. The death penalty as public policy is showing tremendous strain, and not just in terms of execution protocols. The majority of justices elected not to tamper with the prevailing method of execution, but did issue warnings, thus creating the opening for more litigation...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on April 17, 2008 (boomark / email).