Judge says lethal injection doesn’t violate rights of man on death row, avoids firing squad question
A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain and suggested a firing squad as an alternative.
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain and suggested a firing squad as an alternative. Michael Wade Nance argued that because of his medical history an injection of the sedative pentobarbital, the only execution method authorized in the state, could cause him…
