Court considers state's lethal injection protocol; says execution drugs obtained illegally

Thursday, May 19, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An attorney representing four state residents argued before a panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals Wednesday that a judge incorrectly dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's procedures for obtaining the drugs it uses to perform executions.

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