The
state
responded Thursday to a suit that claims Maryland's method of
execution
by lethal injection is tantamount to torture, providing anaffidavit by
an anesthesiologist that the current procedure will resultin a "rapid
and painless death.'' The suit does not claim convicted triple
murderer Steven Oken, scheduled to die the week of June 14, should not
be executed, but says that if he is, it should be done in away that
does not inflict unnecessary pain and suffering. [more]
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