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Nelson v. Campbell, No. 03-6821 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 637; 124 S.Ct. 2117) (May 24, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)

Loaded on May 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists May 03, 2004
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Lethal Injection.

The petitioner in this case, David Nelson, was three days away from execution by the state of Alabama when he filed this civil action for deprivation of rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Alabama planned to carry out Nelson’s execution by lethal injection, but Nelson’s veins were “severely compromised” ...

 

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