【死刑】米アーカンソー州、薬剤の使用期限が迫っているため10日間で8人の薬殺刑を計画→連邦裁判所に差し止められる
Federal judge issues injunction to halt Arkansas executions By Ray Sanchez and Ralph Ellis, CNN Updated 1417 GMT (2217 HKT) April 15, 2017 (CNN)
A federal judge in Arkansas issued an injunction Saturday halting the execution by lethal injection of nine inmates. The injunction represents the latest legal setback in the state of Arkansas' attempt to execute the inmates
-- eight of whom were originally scheduled to be put to death by the end of April. A court must now decide whether the method of execution constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Another judge in Arkansas effectively stopped the executions Friday night, citing concerns over the lethal injection method. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said she plans to appeal the latest decision.
Late Friday, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order stopping the state from using a certain drug for lethal injections.
