Williams v. Hopkins, No. 97-4088 (8th Cir.) (130 F.3d 333) (November 28, 1997) (Judge David R. Hansen)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
January 05, 1998
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Court stated that "Electrocution has never been found to be cruel and unusual punishment by any American court." (Id., at 337).
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