Florida Supreme Court rules execution drug is effective sedative

By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - The Florida Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state's new lethal injection procedure, clearing the way for the execution of a Death Row inmate who argued it was ineffective and caused needless suffering. Askari Abdullah Muhammad, formerly known as Thomas Knight, was due to be executed December 3, but the state Supreme Court ordered a stay last month to hear arguments about the effectiveness of the drug, midazolam hydrochloride, which is used as an anesthetic prior to administering two other drugs that cause paralysis and then death. ...



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