Lethal Injection Challenge Moving Forward

The Times reports that a hearing to determine whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment (and a violation of the Eighth Amendment) is now entering its fourth month.

The hearing before Caddo District Judge Ramona Emanuel was ordered by the state Supreme Court, and began in February in response to appeals filed to spare Code's life. Code is being represented by the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana.

Code, who is a convicted quadruple murderer will be the beneficiary of an extensive hearing that might result in testimony from nearly 60 witnesses.

Posted by AJR at May 30, 2003 07:23 AM