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The Arkansas Lethal Injection Ruling - What It May Mean for Nebraska

By Steve Hall

Yesterday, I noted the 8th Circuit ruling and initial news coverage.Today, AP writer Nate Jenkins reports, "Court ruling could be sign for Neb. death penalty," via the Columbus Telegraph.Nebraska death-penalty supporters got a sign from Arkansas on Monday that a proposed, lethal-injection protocol might withstand a court challenge if OK'd, as expected, by the governor.The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Arkansas' lethal injection protocol, saying "we conclude that it is designed to avoid the needless infliction of pain, not to cause it."The 8th Circuit covers Nebraska, as well as Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Its rulings set precedent for courts in those states.The three-drug protocol in Arkansas is similar to the one expected to be approved by Nebraska Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).