Ohio is a step closer to resuming executions after a federal court narrowly voted in the state’s favor in a case over its lethal injection process. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday reversed a judge’s order that delayed three executions after he declared Ohio’s lethal injection process unconstitutional.
Future Of Ohio’s Death Penalty Hangs On Legality Of Midazolam
In 2014, Dennis McGuire of Montgomery County was executed. The process did not go as planned. No executions have happened in Ohio since, and the state has been caught in a protracted legal battle over which drugs can be used in executions.
Petro: DNA testing vital to obtaining just convictions
If the State fails to join in the search for truth, the Ohio Supreme Court should do what justice requires and safeguard Noling’s rights to the best and most accurate DNA testing. The ultimate punishment requires absolute certainty.