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Government

Jun. 3, 2013

Panel enjoins lethal injections, cites administrative failings

It's been seven years since California last executed a death row inmate. After state appellate court ruling last week that bars lethal injection, it's likely to be much longer before prison officials can again impose the ultimate sentence.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


It's been seven years since California last executed a death row inmate. And in light of a state appellate court ruling last week that bars the use of lethal injections, it's likely to be much longer before prison officials can again impose the ultimate sentence.


Agreeing with a trial court that prison officials violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which sets rulemaking standards for st...

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