Thursday, July 2, 2009
Hargrove / Law and Order Tenn. Lethal Injection Method Not Unconstitutional
Posted by Brantley Hargrove on Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM
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The ruling by the U.S. District Court in Nashville that supported convicted murderer Edward Jerome Harbison's contention that Tennessee's method of lethal injection violated the Eighth Amendment has been vacated by the 6th Circuit, the News Sentinel reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in April that Kentucky's lethal injection method, which is similar to Tennessee's, was constitutional. The court's deliberation didn't stop Tennessee from executing convicted double-murderer Steve Henley earlier this year. In his final days, Henley appealed to the 6th Circuit for a stay based on the U.S. Supreme Court's pending decision -- which came down some two months after his execution -- but the court declined.
Looks like it wouldn't have made a difference for Henley anyway.
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Amazing isn't it, that Maury Davis avoided his date with the table or chair in Texas, when he was convicted of a brutal murder, the same kind of murder we in TN and they in Texas execute somebody for, and in Texas, quite often?
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Posted by
KF
on July 3, 2009 at 11:30 AM
I still don't understand why we've done away with the firing squad. When carried out properly, it is absolutely the most humane form of execution. Lethal injections are rife with problems because medical personnel are forbidden by oath to participate in them. On the other hand, most people know how to aim a rifle.
Posted by
autoegocrat
on July 3, 2009 at 4:27 PM
