Death row inmates not guaranteed 'painless' execution, U.S. Supreme Court says

by reuter.com
https://ift.tt/pnED7n
The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a prisoner sentenced to capital punishment "a painless death," a divided Supreme Court said on Monday, paving the way for the execution of a convicted murderer who sought to die by lethal gas rather than lethal injection because of a rare medical condition.

Read more

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus

About New

This is a short description in the author block about the author. You edit it by entering text in the "Biographical Info" field in the user admin panel.