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Mississippi Supreme Court Allows Challenge of Lethal Injection Protocol to Continue; Reverses Lower Court
by Lonnie Burton
On December 15, 2016, a 5-4 ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court revived a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit brought by a death row prisoner who claimed he will suffer cruel and unusual punishment if the state is allowed to execute him in the manner it intends. Specifically, ...
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