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Government

Jan. 8, 2005

Judge Skeptical of Argument Against Lethal Injection Drug

SAN JOSE - A federal judge said Thursday he was not persuaded by arguments that Donald J. Beardslee's constitutional rights would be violated by the use of a paralytic drug that would stop him from crying out in pain during his execution later this month.

By Craig Anderson and Robert Selna
Daily Journal Staff Writers
        SAN JOSE - A federal judge said Thursday he was not persuaded by arguments that Donald J. Beardslee's constitutional rights would be violated by the use of a paralytic drug that would stop him from crying out in pain during his execution later this month.
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