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BOP Can Perform Autopsy Over Executed Prisoner's Religious Objection
A federal statute prescribes that federal death sentences be implemented
consistently with the law of the state where the sentence was imposed, even
if the execution is to take place elsewhere. State procedures take
precedence over inconsistent regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.
The prisoner's religious antipathy to autopsies sufficiently ...
consistently with the law of the state where the sentence was imposed, even
if the execution is to take place elsewhere. State procedures take
precedence over inconsistent regulations promulgated by the Attorney General.
The prisoner's religious antipathy to autopsies sufficiently ...
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