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Former death row inmate says not guilty to threat

By mastifunda on | From khabrain.info
OTTAWA, Ohio: A Scotsman released from a US prison after spending two decades on death row has pleaded not guilty to threatening a judge who prosecuted his original case. See more here: Former death row inmate says not guilty to threatRead Full Story

It's a feast in Hell this week!

By bhickey on | From hickeyblunt.blogspot.com
The Ghost of Cooey hungry. Feed Ghost of Cooey. Amid the fog of the two-day recovery from the Phils' win (probably would've been a month if the Cubbies didn't choke like the loser dogs that they are now, and will always be), I caught one of those stories that really pisses me off. As in, unrepentant murderer tries to get out of the death penalty he deserves, hippies join hands and sing Kumbaya in support, courts get gummed up again. (Save the comments anti-cap-pun folks, we're never going to...Read Full Story

Richard Cooey back in the headlines…

By thejakester on | From jakester133.blogspot.com
Richard Cooey back in the headlines… Richard Cooey the death row inmate that claims he was too fat to die by lethal injection, is now set to die. The Federal Court of appeals and Ohio’s High Court have rejected Cooey’s argument that he was too fat to die by lethal injection. The defense claims since he became so fat in prison the medical staff would have a problem finding a suitable vein. That claim has been rejected by the courts. Cooey, now 41 is set to be executed Tuesday for killing two...Read Full Story

Overweight Killer is executed in Ohio

By netlaw on | From blog.lawinfo.com
By: LISA R. WILSON The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a death row inmate claiming he could not be killed humanely by lethal injection because he was obese. On Tuesday, October 14, 5-foot-7, 267-pound Richard Cooey, 41, died at 10:28 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, confirmed a spokesman with the state attorney general’s office. There were no immediate reports of difficulties finding suitable veins to deliver the lethal injection. Cooey also previously...Read Full Story

I'm Too Fat To Execute!

By carribeanqueen73 on | From beautifulsideofcrazy.blogspot.com
A Columbus death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs. (Who gives a shit...let him suffer). Death row inmate Richard Cooey Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey -- 5-feet-7 and 267 pounds -- had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and the problem has been worsened by...Read Full Story
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Guilty plea over lethal injection
A drug addict who killed a mate by injecting him with his methadone has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. David Clement Bielawski, 47, unemployed, appeared in the High Court at New Plymouth yesterday before Justice Heath who convicted him of the manslaughter ...  
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Inmate set to die
If 65-year-old Robert Brian Waterhouse dies by lethal injection on Wednesday, he will have been on death row longer than any of the 276 people eventually executed by the state. Only 18 of the current 395 inmates on death row have been there longer.  
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Mississippi death row inmate Turner executed
PARCHMAN — Without uttering any last words, Edwin Turner died by lethal injection today. Turner was convicted of capital murder in the Dec. 12, 1995, shooting deaths of Eddie Brook, a store clerk at Mims Turkey Village Truck Stop, and prison ...  
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Inmate set to die for slaying of St. Pete woman
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A twice-convicted murderer who has lived on Florida's death row for more than three decades is scheduled to die by lethal injection this week for killing a St. Petersburg mother - but like many executions, why he is being ...  
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Pardons board denies clemency for Georgia inmate
The Georgia pardons board has denied clemency for a death row inmate who has refused to file appeals that would likely delay his lethal injection for years. Board of Pardons and Paroles spokesman Steve Hayes said the board issued the decision on ...  
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Court halts Ohio executions
COLUMBUS - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday added another wrinkle to Ohio's debate over how strictly the state's lethal injection procedures should be followed. The court without comment refused to allow the execution of condemned killer Charles ...  
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Man executed for '95 killings
Edwin Hart Turner, 38, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. at the State Penitentiary at Parchman, executed by lethal injection for the 1995 slayings of store clerk Eddie Brooks and prison guard Everett Curry during two alcohol-and drug-fueled robberies.  
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