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| First Step In Re-Establishing CA Death Penalty Cleared Today |
| By patch.com- Susan C. Schena |
| Published: 07/01/2015 |
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A path for a first step in re-establishment of a death penalty procedure in California was cleared by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in an Oklahoma case today. The court by a 5-4 vote upheld the use of the sedative midazolam in lethal injection executions in Oklahoma. The sedative is the first in a three-drug series used in Oklahoma. The court majority, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, said a group of inmates did not prove that the use of the drug is unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment and did not show that there is a known and available alternative. Executions in California have been on hold since 2006 as a result of federal and state court rulings in lawsuits challenging the state’s previous three-drug procedure. Midazolam was not one of the drugs used, but the sedative previously employed is no longer commonly available. Read More. |
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