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Government

Oct. 13, 2010

Death Row Inmates Challenge State's New Lethal Injection Method

Two death row inmates whose executions were put on hold by a federal judge have renewed a challenge to the state's lethal injection procedure in an attempt to have the process declared unconstitutional.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Two death row inmates whose executions were put on hold by a federal judge have renewed a challenge to the state's lethal injection procedure in an attempt to have the process declared unconstitutional.

The inmates' amended complaint, filed late Friday, is the latest step in a complicated case that dates back to 2006, when U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. F...

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