Judge: Part of Ark. execution law unconstitutional
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has ruled that part of the state's law on executions is unconstitutional.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox on Monday said the phrase that allows "any other chemical or chemicals" to be used in lethal injections is not constitutional.
The judge also said the state has to follow the law when it obtains the drug sodium thiopental — which is used in the lethal injection process.
Fox's ruling comes after the Arkansas Department of Correction surrendered its supply of the drug amid legal questions over how it obtained it from a British company.
Attorneys for both death row inmates and the state said they plan to appeal at least parts of the case. It's expected to end up before the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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