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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 18, 2011

Circuit Court OKs Execution

A 9th Circuit panel ruled on Wednesday that an Arizona prisoner's April 5 execution for the 1987 torture murders of two men will proceed as scheduled.


A 9th Circuit panel ruled on Wednesday that an Arizona prisoner's April 5 execution for the 1987 torture murders of two men will proceed as scheduled. The panel held that Daniel Wayne Cook failed to present convincing evidence that the drug intended to cause his death, sodium thiopenthal, is likely to cause unconstitutional suffering or that the administration of the substance by medical professionals would constitute deliberate indifference to his right to be free fro...

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