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A US federal judge in Arkansas, Kristine Baker has issued an injunction Saturday halting the lethal injection of nine inmates.
The injunction represents the latest legal setback in the state’s
attempt to execute the inmates — eight of whom were originally
scheduled to be put to death by the end of April.
attempt to execute the inmates — eight of whom were originally
scheduled to be put to death by the end of April.
A court must now decide whether lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Arkansas Attorney General, Leslie Rutledge said she plans to appeal the decision.
CNN
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