Va.'s Lethal Injection Upheld
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A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the constitutionality of Virginia's procedures for executing prisoners by lethal injection, which had been challenged by a death row inmate.
Attorneys for convicted killer Christopher S. Emmett had argued that Virginia's protocol is unconstitutional, saying that prisoners are not fully anesthetized before being administered drugs that can cause excruciating pain. Attorneys for the state argued that Virginia's procedures are "virtually identical" to those in Kentucky that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit yesterday ruled against Emmett, who is scheduled to be executed July 24.
-- Jerry Markon
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