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Judi Lynn

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Mon Jul 24, 2017, 01:31 AM Jul 2017

Ohio set to resume executions, child killer awaits appeals

Source: Associated Press


John Seewer, Associated Press

Updated 9:58 am, Sunday, July 23, 2017


Ohio is moving toward carrying out its first execution in more than three years.

The last time that happened was January 2014 when a condemned inmate repeatedly gasped and snorted during a 26-minute procedure with a never-before-tried drug combo.

Executions have been on hold since because the state had trouble finding new supplies of drugs, and death row inmates challenged Ohio's plans for a new three-drug execution method.

A look at the case of death row inmate Ronald Phillips who is awaiting decisions on his final appeals ahead of his scheduled execution Wednesday:

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ohio-set-to-resume-executions-child-killer-11308414.php



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Ohio set to resume executions, child killer awaits appeals (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2017 OP
PAST TIME we abandoned this BARBARIC practice of killing people.... lastlib Jul 2017 #1
I could and would gladly save Ohio a tub of money gilbert sullivan Jul 2017 #2
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