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Ohio Lethal Injection Challenge Dismissed - UPDATED

By Steve Hall

UPDATE - "State: No sign of Ohio inmate's anesthesia allergy," is the latest AP report via Huffington Post.  It's written by Andrew Welsh-Huggins.The state says a review of a condemned Ohio inmate's medical records finds no evidence of an allergy to anesthesia beyond the man's own statements. Darryl Durr has raised allergy concerns ahead of his execution, scheduled for Tuesday.The Ohio Attorney General's Office said in a court filing Friday that nothing in Durr's records indicates a reaction to any type of anesthesia, including the drug used in Ohio executions. The Associated Press has posted two items, "Judge Dismisses Inmate's Drug Law Claim," via WCMH-TV.A federal judge has tossed out an inmate?s claim that Ohio?s lethal injection chemicals violate federal prescription drug laws...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).