Alito Makes Surprise Ruling in Lethal Injection Case

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Alito Makes Surprise Ruling in Lethal Injection Case
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A Supreme Court ruling over whether lethal injection is inhumane is giving hope to a California inmate currently appealing his execution on the same argument.

Prisoner Michael Morales (shown above), who is appealing his death sentence on the grounds lethal injection represents cruel and unusual punishment, may have some renewed hope tonight. The U.S. Supreme Court's newest justice, Samuel Alito, sided with a majority opinion to halt, at least temporarily, a Missouri inmate's appeal to stay his execution on the same grounds.

Morales is scheduled to die by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison on February 21. He was convicted of raping and killing 17-year-old Terri Winchell of Lodi in 1981. Morales is arguing death by lethal injection is inhumane.

"Clarence Ray Allen didn't die for 18 minutes after they administered the drugs," said Ben Weston, Morales' attorney. "If you hang somebody they're not going to stick around for 18 minutes. If you electrocute somebody it's not going to take 18 minutes."

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[Tiggeroshii]

1. Yeah I heard about this. Surprisng

I didn't believe it when I heard it... I wonder if the person appealing had been convicted of one of those abortion doctor murders..

[wisteria]

2. This is not a big deal. This is a hype piece. Alito just handed it

up to the others on the court and voted with the majority because he is new. The Supreme Court was siding with the state court. It was not a death penalty case. The defendant will more than likely be put to death in a couple of days. He killed a white 17 year old girl while high on drugs. Alito is no hero here and the vote proves nothing.

[FormerRepublican]

3. Alito is Catholic. Catholics are against the death penalty.

But don't worry, he'll vote reliably to outlaw abortion.