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Federal judge temporarily halts Virginia execution over drug concerns
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Federal judge temporarily halts Virginia execution over drug concerns
Provenance of pentobarbital acquired from Texas called into question
Hearing scheduled for 2pm ET on Thursday ahead of original 9pm execution
Erin McCann and agencies
Wednesday 30 September 2015 20.02 BST
A federal judge has temporarily halted Thursday’s execution of a serial killer in Virginia to hear concerns over one of the drugs the state plans to use to kill him.
Attorneys for Alfredo Prieto are challenging the state’s use of pentobarbital that was supplied by Texas department of criminal justice last week. A US district court in Alexandria, Virginia, has scheduled a hearing at 2pm ET on Thursday to further examine the state’s acquisition of the drug. The execution had been scheduled for 9pm ET on Thursday.
Prieto’s attorneys are seeking more information about the pentobarbital the state intends to use – including the name of the supplier, tests confirming its sterility and potency, and documents showing that the drugs were properly handled, transported and stored.
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Provenance of pentobarbital acquired from Texas called into question
Hearing scheduled for 2pm ET on Thursday ahead of original 9pm execution
Erin McCann and agencies
Wednesday 30 September 2015 20.02 BST
A federal judge has temporarily halted Thursday’s execution of a serial killer in Virginia to hear concerns over one of the drugs the state plans to use to kill him.
Attorneys for Alfredo Prieto are challenging the state’s use of pentobarbital that was supplied by Texas department of criminal justice last week. A US district court in Alexandria, Virginia, has scheduled a hearing at 2pm ET on Thursday to further examine the state’s acquisition of the drug. The execution had been scheduled for 9pm ET on Thursday.
Prieto’s attorneys are seeking more information about the pentobarbital the state intends to use – including the name of the supplier, tests confirming its sterility and potency, and documents showing that the drugs were properly handled, transported and stored.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/30/virginia-execution-lethal-injection-drug-alfredo-prieto