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By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

This week’s email edition is now done.  From the intro: The news of the edition is stays, including those of Messrs. Cannady (Tex), Cathey (Tex), Eaton (Wyo),  Gray (US Mil) &  Stenson (Wash), as well as Ms. Franks (La).  Not that long ago many commentators were realistically expecting 200+ executions a year by now, especially following the election of a President many had called the Texecutioner. This year?s total executions will be no more than 37 (and possibly just 36), the smallest number since 1994, down from the 1999 modern era high of 98 executions.  Congrats and thanks to all who have contributed to the 60%+ drop in executions in just a decade. A California Court of Appeal panel in Michael Morales v. Cal. Dept. Corrections affirmed a lower court’s order invalidating California?s lethal injection protocol as that protocol failed to follow the state?s Administrative Procedure Act (APA)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).