Rhino
07-12-2006, 10:23 AM
Ohio Executes Man Using New Injection Guidelines
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio on Wednesday executed the first person using new injection guidelines adopted after the last execution was plagued with problems.
The veins of Rocky Barton, who shot his wife to death because she wanted to leave him, were closely examined several times before he died at 10:27 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The state's lethal injection protocol was changed after Joseph Clark's execution in May, which was held up 90 minutes when prison staff struggled to find a viable vein and one they used collapsed.
Barton, 49, said he deserved to die and gave up his appeals that could have delayed his execution for years.
The state now requires staff to make every effort to find two injection sites and use a new method to make sure the veins stay open once entryways are inserted. The process appeared to go smoothly Wednesday........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203122,00.html
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio on Wednesday executed the first person using new injection guidelines adopted after the last execution was plagued with problems.
The veins of Rocky Barton, who shot his wife to death because she wanted to leave him, were closely examined several times before he died at 10:27 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The state's lethal injection protocol was changed after Joseph Clark's execution in May, which was held up 90 minutes when prison staff struggled to find a viable vein and one they used collapsed.
Barton, 49, said he deserved to die and gave up his appeals that could have delayed his execution for years.
The state now requires staff to make every effort to find two injection sites and use a new method to make sure the veins stay open once entryways are inserted. The process appeared to go smoothly Wednesday........http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203122,00.html