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Government

Sep. 28, 2010

Ruling May Clear Path for Execution

A federal judge on Friday ordered that a condemned California man be given a choice in how his execution will be carried out but refused to block the execution despite the fact that the state's lethal injection procedures - which the judge found unconstitutional in 2006 - are the subject of pending litigation in federal and state court.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Friday refused to block the execution of a condemned California man despite the fact that the state's lethal injection procedures - which the judge found unconstitutional in 2006 - are the subject of pending litigation in federal and state court.

Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday barring any last-minute reprieve...

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