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  Judge: Ohio inmate drug reaction wasn't enough to stop execution

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  The description of Gary Otte's reaction to the first execution drug was not enough to show he "was experiencing unconstitutionally severe pain"

• Ark. judge: State must disclose execution drug details

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  A judge said manufacturers don't enjoy the same secrecy as others under the state's execution procedures

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  Ohio executes man convicted of back-to-back killings

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  Gary Otte, 45, was put to death at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility with a lethal combination of three drugs

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  Ohio killer of 2 arrives at death house, chooses final meal

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  Gary Otte is scheduled to die at 10 a.m. Wednesday

• Ind. high court to review lethal injection drug issue

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  The Indiana Court of Appeals agreed in a June ruling that effectively halted lethal executions in Indiana

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  Ohio killer awaits word on final appeals ahead of execution

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  A federal court is considering Gary Otte's argument that the first drug creates an unconstitutional risk of severe harm

• Lawyer sues Ark. prison system over execution drug label

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  Steven Shults said he wants to be sure prison officials are complying with state law

• Ala. inmates ask state Supreme Court to stop executions

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  They argued the execution should not go forward while there's a pending trial on the "constitutionality of the method of execution that the state intends to use"

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  Execution set for Ga. man who killed sister-in-law in 1990

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  Keith Leroy Tharpe told his wife that if she wanted to "play dirty," he would show her "what dirty was"

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  Fla. death row inmate lawyers seek delay due to Irma

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  Michael Ray Lambrix's lawyers said they live in the expected storm path and need time to help their families get ready

• Ala. appeals court rules revives lethal injection lawsuit

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  The court ruled that a federal judge prematurely dismissed the inmates' claims and should have held evidentiary hearings

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  Ohio governor says he won't spare condemned killer of 2

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  Gov. John Kasich also rescheduled 19 executions after reviewing the timeline for putting the inmates to death

• Nev. plans to use fentanyl for execution

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  Lacking more traditional drugs for lethal injection, Nevada said it will use a never before tried combination of fentanyl

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  Ala. sets two execution dates for inmates

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  The execution plans seem to confirm that the state still has a supply of midazolam, rocuronium and potassium chloride

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  Judge to hear Ohio killer's request to delay execution

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  Gary Otte's attorneys argue the state hasn't shown it can ensure inmates are rendered deeply unconscious

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