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| Nevada Supreme Court mulls allowing 1st execution since 2006 |
| By mysanantonio.com- Scott Sonner |
| Published: 05/09/2018 |
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Government lawyers urged Nevada's Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a judge's ruling blocking the first execution of a death row inmate in 12 years, dismissing opponents' concerns a twice-convicted killer could suffer cruel and unusual punishment in the unlikely event of a botched lethal injection. Attorneys for Clark County and the Nevada Department of Corrections told the justices that Scott Raymond Dozier wants to die and that his public defender is really only interested in setting a precedent for future capital cases. "The arguments made here are really an attack on the death penalty itself," Jordan Smith said, assistant solicitor general for the Department of Corrections. "That if there's a mere possibility of a mistake it is enough to challenge any method of execution." Read More. |
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