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| FL inmate executed after appeals |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/21/2006 |
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PENSACOLA, FL - A convicted killer who argued that Florida's use of lethal injection amounted to cruel and unusual punishment was put to death Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay. Clarence Hill, 48, was executed for the 1982 murder of a Pensacola police officer in a savings and loan robbery. He did not reply when asked if he had a last statement, staring straight at the ceiling. Hill had argued that the three chemicals used in Florida executions and by many other states - sodium pentothal, pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride - can cause excruciating pain. The first drug is a painkiller, which death penalty critics have argued can wear off too soon. The second drug paralyzes the inmate and the third causes a fatal heart attack. In January, Hill was strapped to a gurney and his arms were hooked up to IV tubes before the Supreme Court stopped his execution. In June, in a 9-0 vote, the high court ruled that Hill could mount a challenge to the chemicals under a civil rights motion. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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