Deborah Denno comments in the Associated Press about how another successful execution using a lethal injection of just one drug instead of the traditional three has fueled debate over whether Ohio’s unique approach should be adopted elsewhere.
Ohio has had other problems with its executions, including delays in finding usable veins, that still must be worked out, said Deborah Denno, a Fordham University law professor and lethal-injection expert.
“It would be regrettable to start labeling as a success something that just seems momentarily not to have a problem associated with it,” Denno said. “This procedure should be problem-free. We shouldn’t be crossing our fingers every time there’s an execution.”
The entire story appeared in the Associated Press.