Federal appeals court allows Ohio to move forward with execution after failed attempt
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday denied Ohio death row inmate Romell Broom’s request for habeas relief and held that a second execution attempt would not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Ohio had previously tried to execute Broom by lethal injection in 2009, but officials were [...]
Ohio top court allows execution of death row inmate following botched attempt
The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday ruled that the state can execute a man whose execution was halted in 2009 after a failed attempt to administer lethal injection drugs. Romell Broom was to be...
Ohio new execution method causes suffering: death row inmate
Attorneys for death row inmate Dennis McGuire on Tuesday filed for a stay of execution in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio , claiming that Ohio's untried execution method would cause McGuire to experience...
Federal judge moves Ohio execution forward, endorses new restrictions
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Friday rejected the appeal of condemned murderer Reginald Brooks, affirming but not definitively ruling on Ohio's new death penalty [JURIST...
The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday opened the first meeting of the state's death panel review committee by reiterating that the purpose of the committee is not to question...
The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday announced the formation of a joint task force between the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio State Bar Association that will review...
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the lethal injection method of execution. In a split 5-2 decision, the court held that there is no basis under Ohio law for litigating the...
Federal judge allows Ohio death penalty challenge to proceed
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Friday denied a motion to dismiss a challenge to the constitutionality of a second execution attempt filed by death row inmate...
Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Ohio inmate challenging injection protocol
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the execution of Lawrence Reynolds, an Ohio inmate challenging the state's lethal injection procedure. Reynolds, who was convicted of strangling an elderly neighbor...
Washington becomes second state to adopt single-drug lethal injection protocol
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna filed a motion with the state Supreme Court Tuesday announcing the adoption of a single-drug execution method. The state had previously used a three-drug cocktail to lethally inject those sentenced...
