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lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...

lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions...

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lethal injections in Florida are on hold again after an Ocala judge questions the Department of Corrections' procedures. Less than a week after governor Charlie Crist reinstated them, Circuit Judge Carven D. Angel said he is not confident in the Department of Corrections' procedures for the death penalty. And that the state has to come up with a new program. Until the new program is approved, Ian Deco Lightbourne cannot be executed.
The ruling came in an unusual hearing Sunday before Judge Angel in Ocala in the case involving Lightbourne, condemned for the 1981 slaying of Nancy O'Farrell. The ruling could potentially impact other executions. Angel made his ruling after 11 days of evidentiary hearings concerning the botched Dec. 13 execution of Angel Diaz, who took more than 30 minutes to die, after IV needles inserted into his arm punctured his veins. Angel's ruling could impact the Nov. 15 scheduled execution of Mark Dean Schwab.
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  • (Sources: Associated Press, BayNews 9, 23/07/2007)