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Georgia death row inmate seeks execution by firing squad
Source: BBC
Georgia death row inmate seeks execution by firing squad
13 May 2017 US & Canada
A death row inmate in the US state of Georgia is applying to be executed by firing squad on the grounds that lethal injection would be too painful for him.
J W Ledford Jr has been taking a drug for nerve pain which his lawyers say may change his brain chemistry and expose him to "unconstitutional pain".
Ledford was convicted of the 1992 murder of his neighbour.
A judge dismissed his lawsuit on Friday but the lawyers say they will appeal. The execution is scheduled for Tuesday.
The lawyers said in court papers that Ledford had taken the drug gabapentin for more than a decade.
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13 May 2017 US & Canada
A death row inmate in the US state of Georgia is applying to be executed by firing squad on the grounds that lethal injection would be too painful for him.
J W Ledford Jr has been taking a drug for nerve pain which his lawyers say may change his brain chemistry and expose him to "unconstitutional pain".
Ledford was convicted of the 1992 murder of his neighbour.
A judge dismissed his lawsuit on Friday but the lawyers say they will appeal. The execution is scheduled for Tuesday.
The lawyers said in court papers that Ledford had taken the drug gabapentin for more than a decade.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39907884