Deborah Denno quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about the drawn-out execution of Joseph Wood III is certain to set off more public debate over the death penalty and lead to new court battles over states’ efforts to keep details about their lethal-injection practices secret.
But legal experts expect more legal challenges over the secrecy.Deborah Denno, a lethal-injection expert and law professor at Fordham University, said that following the latest development, “it’s going to be increasingly hard for courts to turn a blind eye to the problems caused by this lack of transparency.”
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