Court hears arguments on execution method change
by KATE BRUMBACK,Associated Press
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FILE - This Oct. 24, 2001 file photo shows the death chamber at the state prison in Jackson, Ga.(AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2001 file photo shows the death chamber at the state prison in Jackson, Ga.(AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court is considering whether prison officials violated administrative procedures by failing to hold public hearings before changing the execution procedure.

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue Monday.

Death row inmate Warren Lee Hill was to be executed July 18. The day before the scheduled execution, the Department of Corrections announced a change in its execution protocol from a three-drug combination to a single drug method.

Hill's lawyers argued the new lethal injection procedure is invalid because corrections officials didn't follow the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, which requires a public notice period before new rules can be implemented. Corrections officials argued the injection protocol should not be considered a rule that is subject to that law.

The high court stayed Hill's execution to consider the issue.
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sunflower63
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November 05, 2012
If they want to change something, change the appeal process. Twenty years is WAY TOO LONG, for these poor, pitiful "victims of society" who "can't behave" to continue to be "kept up" and allowed to breath air. Don't really care how they are executed, just that they get executed and SOONER THE BETTER ! ! !

State budget running short ? Clean out death row, save millions ! If you're still alittle short on funds, head on down to the child molestors block.
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gonegooddog
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November 05, 2012
The chair was to much now lethal injection is cruel. Just smother them with a pillow. lol
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