Appeals court rules Ohio’s execution drugs don’t violate Constitution

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A federal appeals court ruled that Ohio’s use of a three-drug process for executions does not violate the Constitution and allowed the state’s use of the death penalty to continue.

The 8-6 decision resulted from a full “en banc” review by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that reversed a court panel’s 2-1 decision preventing Ohio from using its three-drug solution in its lethal injections.

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