Arkansas court allows execution drug hours ahead of lethal injection
Inmate Stacey Johnson is shown in this booking photo provided March 25, 2017. Courtesy Arkansas Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - The top Arkansas court allowed the state on Thursday to use a drug that is part of its chemical mix for lethal injections, hours before the state planned its first execution in 12 years. The decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court came about three hours before the state planned to execute convicted murderer Ledell Lee at 7 p.m. local time (0000 GMT) at its Cummins Unit ...
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