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Lethal Injection Or Lethal Litigation: Florida's Amended Lethal Injection Protocol Opens The Door For Cries Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Cynthia Ventura
Lethal Injection Or Lethal Litigation: Florida's Amended Lethal Injection Protocol Opens The Door For Cries Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Cynthia Ventura
St. Thomas Law Review
In Florida, lethal injection has been the primary method of execution since the 1990s. The Florida Department of Corrections recently amended its protocol by replacing all three drugs previously used. The first administered lethal dose is now etomidate, an anesthetic that has never been used in the United States as a lethal injection drug. This Comment discusses the lack of empirical research available to support the state of Florida's use of etomidate as an appropriate method of rendering a prisoner unconscious prior to administering the second and third injections. First, this Comment will provide a brief background of the history …