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Tennessee Judge Upholds Execution Process

Davidson County Chancery Judge Claudia Bonnyman said Wednesday that 33 death row inmates didn't prove that the state's proposed one-drug method would lead to a painful and lingering death.

A Tennessee judge has upheld the state's lethal injection process for executing inmates.

Davidson County Chancery Judge Claudia Bonnyman said Wednesday from the bench that the plaintiffs, 33 death row inmates, didn't prove that the one-drug method led to a painful and lingering death.

She also said the plaintiffs didn't show during a lengthy trial that there have been problems in states where the method has been used.

There was no immediate comment from attorneys for either side.

 

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.
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