Lawyers for five Arizona death row inmates are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that how the state conducts injection executions doesn’t violate the inmates’ rights. A lawsuit filed on behalf of the prisoners claimed the state has deviated from court-approved processes by using unvetted personnel to administer lethal injections under a sheet, away from witnesses’ view.
U.S. District Judge Neil Wake dismissed the lawsuit. He ruled that he didn’t find evidence that Arizona’s practices violate constitutional protections. A brief notice filed Friday with the District Court says the inmates will appeal Wake’s decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Juggernaut8000 posted at 6:46 am on Wed, Jan 4, 2012.
This is a complete travisty of the justice system. A murderer is sentenced to death and can still gripe about how a poison is injected into his system.
I think a 12-gauge slug to the back of the head would be a more favorable approach.
Just wait until the moronic 9th Circuit Court rules of this and the real circus will start.