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| Death row five win round in court |
| By mcall.com- Riley Yates |
| Published: 10/16/2015 |
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A lawsuit by five Pennsylvania death row inmates questioning the state's execution method will be allowed to go forward, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday in a suit that charges the Department of Corrections improperly changed the drug cocktail it intends to use for lethal injections. The prisoners — who include Lehigh Valley mass murderer Michael Eric Ballard — are suing the corrections department, maintaining the three drugs called for in its most recent execution protocol conflict with the mixture set by state law. In allowing the suit to proceed, the seven-member Commonwealth Court panel rejected a request by the state that it be thrown out at the preliminary stages as meritless. Lawyers for the corrections department unsuccessfully argued the inmates lacked standing to pursue the suit and failed to offer valid legal claims. Read More. |
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