Lethal injection law upheld in Kentucky

Courtesy Daily Texan  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 11:00pm

A U.S. Supreme Court decision released Wednesday upheld Kentucky's use of lethal injection to execute criminals, ending a seven-month moratorium in 36 states that sanction capital punishment.



 

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