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Article: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to consider direct challenge to lethal injection
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- May 23, 2006
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TONI LOCY, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
05-23-2006
Dateline: WASHINGTON
The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Monday to consider a second lethal injection case suggests the justices are not ready to decide whether the drugs amount to cruel and unusual punishment, legal experts said.
The denial was issued without comment, leaving court watchers to speculate over justices' reasons for rejecting an appeal by a Tennessee death-row inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional.
"The Supreme Court is plainly not ready to step into the lethal injection controversy yet," said Eric M. Freedman, a Hofstra University law professor.
"It's kind of a puzzle," said Kent Scheidegger, legal ...